Ico Parisi (1916-1996)
The architect-designer Domenico “Ico” Parisi was born in palermo, Italy and trained in building construction in Como between 1931 and 1935.
His career began in the early 1930’s in the Studio of Rationalist Architect Giuseppe Terragni in Como, and he also became a founding member of both the Alta Quota and Gruppo Como archit...
Ico Parisi (1916-1996)
The architect-designer Domenico “Ico” Parisi was born in palermo, Italy and trained in building construction in Como between 1931 and 1935.
His career began in the early 1930’s in the Studio of Rationalist Architect Giuseppe Terragni in Como, and he also became a founding member of both the Alta Quota and Gruppo Como architecture groups.
In the late 1930s, Parisi also worked as a filmmaker.
In 1945, he organized the first of a series of contemporary furniture exhibitions in Como, and in 1947, he married Luisa Aiani, a former student of Gio Ponti and a member of the Alta Quota.
In 1948, the husband-and-wife team founded the design studio La Ruota in Como.
Parisi studied architecture under Alberto Sartoris at the Institute Atheneum in Lausanne, Switzerland between 1949 and 1952.
He then became a member of the Art Club of Milan.
In 1956, he became a member of the Associazione per il Disegno Industriale (ADI).
Parisi designed numerous interiors, furniture, glass, jewelry, and architecture projects, both independently and with his wife, Luisa with a style that epitomized the modern, Italian look of the 1950s.
Their studio was a meeting place for collaborations between established artists and designers of the day. Clients included Singer & Sons, Altamira, M.I.M., Longhi, and Cassina.
