Vintage double box executive desk by Ico Parisi & Alexandro Ferrari for MIM, 1960s

Important italian executive office with double box, manufactured around 1962 by the company mim roma furniture for designers ico parisi and alexandro ferrari, an icon of design! Shelf, panels and drawers made of rosewood veneer, detached base in cast aluminum and anodized aluminum. In superb condition, note that the key of the drawers is missing. Ico parisi was born in palermo in 1916. He obtained a degree in construction and apprenticed in the workshop of giuseppe terragni. In 1937, he made a photographic study of the casa del fascio for the magazine quadrante. Its activity is marked by continuous experimentation that consists of incessant research in the fields of architecture, art and design. Between 1948 and 1950, he devoted himself to the study of furniture elements. Crucial encounters with munari, fontana (1951), and melotti profoundly marked his experience. In 1948, he founded, with his wife luisa aiani, planner and designer, the studio la ruota which will cease its activity in 1995. In 1954 he won the gold medal at the X triennale di milan with the work " padiglione soggiorno " with silvio longhi and luigi antonietti. In 1957, he presented the work "casa per vacanze" at the exhibition "colori e forme della casa d'oggi", the result of a collaboration with manlio rho, francesco somaini and gian paolo allevi. He died in como in 1996.

Ref. : WHGD37G7