Giuseppe Parvis furniture showroom in Cairo, early 20th century
Furniture
designed by Giuseppe Parvis, a decorator based in Cairo at the time,
and exhibited in the Universal Exposition in Paris in 1878, in the
Egyptian Section. Parvis is an Italian-Egyptian decorator who started
his business in Egypt in 1859 and bought the shop in the same year.
Living
room in Egyptian style, Milan, Italy, 1881. Giuseppe Parvis is an
Italian-Egyptian decorator based in Cairo who participated in the
Italian Exposition in Milan in 1881.
Egyptian
Room, Turin, Italy, 1884. Giuseppe Parvis is an Italian-Egyptian
decorator working in Cairo (at the time) who participated in the Italian
Exposition in Turin in 1884. He exhibited the furniture and was awarded
the gold medal.
Furniture advertising for Giuseppe Parvis' company
Café of the Builders Club, Cairo, Egypt, 1930s. Furniture by Fernando Parvis.
Entrance of the Builders Club, Cairo, Egypt, 1930s. Furniture by Fernando Parvis.
Smoking
room of the Builders Club, Cairo, Egypt, 1930s. Furniture by Fernando
Parvis. Roberto Parvis’ private archives. Credit: archmuseum.org and C.
Mimarlık Müzesi.
Entrance to the famous Giuseppe Parvis furniture store in Attaba Sq, Cairo, Egypt, 1912. The other store was located in Ibrahim Pasha St. Photo by Max H. Rudmann.
Giuseppe Parvis' shop in Mouski Bazaar, Cairo, Egypt, 1915. Credit: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich.
Entrance to the famous Giuseppe Parvis furniture store in Attaba Sq, Cairo, Egypt, 1912. The other store was located in Ibrahim Pasha St. Photo by Max H. Rudmann.
Giuseppe Parvis' shop in Mouski Bazaar, Cairo, Egypt, 1915. Credit: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich.
See also Enrico Nistri.
