Measurements 210 x 90 x 73 cm In addition to being a designer he stood out as a painter and sculptor he worked as a photographer and as a graphic and textile designer Between 1949 and 1950 he produced the first examples of integrated architecture the Carcano House in Maslianico with the help of the painter Mario Radice and Fausto Melotti and Casa Notari in Fino Mornasco also with Radice His designs quickly achieved great prestige at the Milan fairs such as his now unmistakable rosewood dining chairs sofas and armchairs characterized by their curved shapes Ergonomics diagonal lines rounded corners and polished finishes with sensual lines are some of his most recognizable features even in the pieces he created with his wife Luisa In 1951 Gio Ponti described Parisi's last pieces presented at the Milan Triennale as turbulent and the magazine Domus showed his skepticism for an excessively aesthetic work Parisi's response was forceful a wenge chest of drawers with geometric reliefs lacquered in white very close to Neoplasticism In 1952 he presented the legendary 813 chair laying the first stone of structural nudity It was the beginning of a multitude of creations for Cassina such as chair 691 or armchairs 856 and 865