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Rare Ico Parisi for Fratelli Rizzi Cabinet in Chestnut with Mirror

About the Item

Ico Parisi for Fratelli Rizzi, Intimiano, cabinet, a desk from the same series referenced under cat. no, '1950.56', chestnut, mahogany, brass, mirrored glass, Italy, 1950 This highly refined sideboard is designed by the acknowledged master of Italian midcentury design Ico Parisi (1916-1996). His design language is characterized by expressive, lines and grained wood, reflecting his excellent taste for form and harmonic compositions. This specific model is rare and hardly ever present itself on the market. The highboard is the result of Parisi's architectural sensibility constructed in a precise manner with geometric forms and well-conceived proportions that constitute its design. The cabinet is perfectly suited for storage, with its compartments equipped with drawers, shelves, and shelving system. In addition, the tabletop conceals a compartment that can be accessed through a mirrored panel. By placing a chair in front of the piece, the cabinet can be simultaneously used as a dressing / vanity table. The door panels are comprised of vertical slats interspersed with engraved slats, allows for its immediate recognition as a creation of Parisi. The mahogany type used for this piece does not require an export license. Kindly note that this piece is in good, used condition.

Creator:

Fratelli Rizzi (Manufacturer),Ico Parisi (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 78.75 in (200 cm)Width: 55.32 in (140.5 cm)Depth: 12.21 in (31 cm)

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Brass,Chestnut,Glass,Mahogany,Mirror

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

1950-1959

Date of Manufacture:

1950

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. Every item Morentz offers is checked by our team of 30 craftspeople in our in-house workshop. Special restoration or reupholstery requests can be done. Check ‘About the item’ or ask our design specialists for detailed information on the condition.

Seller Location:

Waalwijk, NL

Reference Number:

Seller: 501125261stDibs: LU933136328882

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Ico Parisi

Domenico “Ico” Parisi was one half of a prolific postwar design duo he comprised with his wife, Luisa. Their furniture designs are known for running the stylistic gamut, with celebrated mid-century modern pieces ranging from elegantly skeletal — like dramatic ebonized dining chairs — to plush and shapely, like the iconic 1951 Egg chair, in a plethora of materials.

The son of an art teacher father, Ico Parisi was exposed to art at an early age. Born in 1916 in the Sicilian capital of Palermo, he and his family moved to Como in 1925. There, the young Parisi would begin to develop his interest in architecture and design. After earning a degree as a building inspector in 1936 and working as a civil engineer, Parisi took on an apprenticeship in the studio of Giuseppe Terragni, the modernist, fascist Italian architect, pioneer of the Rationalist movement and creator of the iconic Casa del Fascio.

While working for Terragni, Parisi crossed paths with such contemporary design talents as Lucio Fontana, Bruno Munari and Pietro Lingeri, though he briefly moved away from design and architecture to explore photography and film. His artistic work would soon be interrupted, however, by the outbreak of World War II, during which he served at the front before returning to Como in 1943. There, he resumed work as a designer and architect, founding two architecture groups: the Alta Quota and the Gruppo Como.

Through his creative circles, Parisi met Luisa Aiani, a former student of the prolific architect and furniture designer Gio Ponti, who was affiliated with the Alta Quota. They married in 1947 and founded the studio La Ruota — a cross between a design firm and an intellectual salon — in Como shortly thereafter. In 1950, Parisi finally completed his architectural schooling, studying under the nationalist architect Alberto Sartoris at the Athenaeum Architecture School in Lausanne, Switzerland. He and Aiani began several decades of sophisticated output, designing curved sofas upholstered in yellow velvet and armchairs with slender mahogany frames for enduring Italian manufacturers such as Cassina and others.

Much like Charles and Ray Eames in America, the Parisis worked as a team and relied on experimentation in style and material for many of their designs. Ico Parisi died in Como in 1996.

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