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Ico Parisi bar cart with bottle holder, wood and brass, MB Italy, 1960s
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Beautiful Italian vintage design
Elegant wood and brass bottle trolley with aluminum and brass handles in a mid-century gold finish. This magnificent piece was designed in Italy in the 1960s by Ico and Luisa Parisi for Mb Italia. This piece is in excellent vintage condition and will make a beautiful addition to a mid-century living room, hallway, or library. Italian architect, artist, and furniture designer Ico Parisi (1916-1996) and his wife and frequent collaborator Luisa Parisi (1914-1990) formed one of the most prolific and energetic European design teams of the postwar period. Together, they created a magnetic aesthetic that combines the refined angularity and elegance of Gio Ponti's work with the vibrancy and lightness of Carlo Mollino's furniture. Ico Parisi—his first name is short for Domenico—was born and raised in Palermo. He moved to the northern Italian city of Como in the early 1930s, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life. He initially studied and worked as a civil engineer, but later became a partner in the office of architect Giuseppe Terragni, a leading figure in the austere and formal Rationalist design movement. Ico moved in artistic circles, including Lucio Fontana and Bruno Munari; after he married Luisa Aiani—a former student of Gio Ponti—in 1947, their design studio became known as an artist's salon. The couple's big breakthrough as designers came the following year when their work was exhibited alongside that of Carlo Mollino, Paolo Buffa, Franco Albini, and other prominent figures, leading to contracts with manufacturers such as Cassina and Singer & Sons. What attracted these companies was the Parisis' ability to master a wide range of furniture forms. No two models were alike. Their oeuvre includes a series of coffee and dining tables and consoles for Singer & Sons, made in the early 1950s, with carved tops and javelin-shaped legs, and cabinets and sideboards, such as those with simple fronts and molded teak and plywood details for MIM Rome (1959). Their chairs range from sleek dining furniture with supple, bone-shaped backrests for Singer & Sons to the opulent Model 813 Uovo, or Egg Chair, for Cassina (1951). Then, as now, Parisi furniture could fill an entire interior, yet still appear eclectic and stylish.
This vintage/antique piece is in original condition. The original authenticity sticker and the brand are located on the wheels.
It may show signs of wear consistent with age and use.
The bar cart has been neatly stored for many years and is dusty.
It could use a damp cloth. I hope to make someone else happy with this gem.
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ConditionGoodColorsGold, BrownMaterialAluminium, BrassNumber of items1First ownerYesHeight76 cmWidth58 cmDepth42 cmSigns of usageScratches
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Horst, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since August 2024 • 0 sales