CASSINA 815 OLIMPINO TABLE

Ico Parisi

Ico Parisi has always been at the center of a home’s project, placing the accent on the table, with ever-changing materials and new configurations. On the Olimpino table, he contrasts the two material elements: glass and metal, in a bold final effect. The metal structure consisting of two pairs of “Y” shaped uprights, whose upper inner arms converge to join under the top, while the outer arms diverge to block the rectangular plate of the top, in monolithic tempered glass, with a brass side stopper. The legs, thus paired, are strengthened with a double crossbar, also in metal, which opens near the sides and forms a double “V” shape. The arrow feet, in solid wood, embellish the design, as do the large brass screws.
Domenico Parisi, nicknamed Ico, was born in Palermo in September 1916 to Sicilian parents who were living in Como. Parisi’s work became more and more prolific from the 1950s, he designed furniture, firstly unique pieces with craftsmen from Brianza and later for industrial production with companies such as Cassina.