Alessandro Mendini

(Italian, 1931–2019)

Alessandro Mendini is an Italian artist and architect known for his eclectic, Postmodern style. At the forefront of contemporary design, his multidisciplinary practice encompasses buildings, furniture, and decorative objects, in addition to paintings and installations. Often whimsical and always avant-garde, Mendini excels at reinventing the ordinary, and his Poltrona di Proust (1978) chair is a famous example. Combining Baroque ornament with pointillist decoration, the visionary said he “connect[s] shapes with the pattern of painters in a very methodic way.” Born on August 16, 1931 in Milan, Italy, the artist studied at the Polytechnic University in the city before joining the Nizzoli Associati architectural firm. In 1979, he co-founded the Alchemia group, which included Ettore Sottsass and Michele De Lucchi. They went on to establish the highly influential Memphis Group in 1980. Also a publisher and critic, Mendini worked as an editor at Domus, Modo, and Casabella magazines throughout the 1970s and 1980s, shaping design discourse and theory. He currently lives in Milan, and works at Atelier Mendini, the studio he co-operates with his brother, Francesco.

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A Vase 'Grande Brindisi, 2000

Alessandro Mendini

A Vase 'Grande Brindisi, 2000

Sale Date: September 14, 2019

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Table -

Alessandro Mendini

Table - "I Soli" series, 1990

Sale Date: July 18, 2019

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Kerzenhalter

Alessandro Mendini

Kerzenhalter "Candeliere", Entwurf..., 1988

Sale Date: May 23, 2019

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Modular lamp mod. Cubosfera, 1960–1969

Alessandro Mendini

Modular lamp mod. Cubosfera, 1960–1969

Sale Date: July 17, 2019

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Monumentino da casa, 1975

Alessandro Mendini

Monumentino da casa, 1975

Sale Date: June 20, 2019

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Coppia di specchiere serie 33 Mirros

Wendy Wheatley and Alessandro MENDINI

Coppia di specchiere serie 33 Mirros

Sale Date: June 25, 2019

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COMMODE MODÈLE

Alessandro Mendini

COMMODE MODÈLE " CETONIA

Sale Date: June 17, 2019

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mirror, 1980

Attributed to Alessandro Mendini

mirror, 1980

Sale Date: June 9, 2019

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Totem en faïence, collection «12 Colonnes»,...

Alessandro Mendini

Totem en faïence, collection «12 Colonnes»,...

Sale Date: June 4, 2019

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Totem en faïence, collection «12 Colonnes»,...

Alessandro Mendini

Totem en faïence, collection «12 Colonnes»,...

Sale Date: June 4, 2019

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Totem en faïence, collection «12 Colonnes»,...

Alessandro Mendini

Totem en faïence, collection «12 Colonnes»,...

Sale Date: June 4, 2019

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Totem en faïence, collection «12 Colonnes»,...

Alessandro Mendini

Totem en faïence, collection «12 Colonnes»,...

Sale Date: June 4, 2019

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Fauteuil baroque «Proust», modèle créé en..., 1978

Alessandro Mendini

Fauteuil baroque «Proust», modèle créé en..., 1978

Sale Date: June 4, 2019

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Modellino Scatola Nigritella Nigra

Alessandro Mendini

Modellino Scatola Nigritella Nigra

Sale Date: May 23, 2019

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Box per gioielli Memory

Alessandro Mendini

Box per gioielli Memory

Sale Date: May 23, 2019

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Mobile libreria mod. Heliantus

Alessandro Mendini

Mobile libreria mod. Heliantus

Sale Date: May 23, 2019

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Giotto

Alessandro Mendini

Giotto

Sale Date: May 23, 2019

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Soldato di vetro

Alessandro Mendini

Soldato di vetro

Sale Date: May 23, 2019

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Guerriero

Alessandro Mendini

Guerriero

Sale Date: May 23, 2019

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Vaso mod. Adria

Alessandro Mendini

Vaso mod. Adria

Sale Date: May 23, 2019

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Vaso Alisso

Alessandro Mendini

Vaso Alisso

Sale Date: May 23, 2019

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Vaso Spontaneous

Alessandro Mendini

Vaso Spontaneous

Sale Date: May 23, 2019

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Due lampade da tavolo mod. Cubosfera

Alessandro Mendini

Due lampade da tavolo mod. Cubosfera

Sale Date: May 23, 2019

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Vaso con coperchio n. 47 della serie

Shiro Kuramata and Alessandro Mendini

Vaso con coperchio n. 47 della serie

Sale Date: May 22, 2019

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