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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Ohne Titel 1 und 2 (2 works)

Alessandro Mendini

Ohne Titel 1 und 2 (2 works)

Sale Date: April 5, 2014

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Mobile contenitore, 1980

Alessandro Mendini

Mobile contenitore, 1980

Sale Date: December 19, 2013

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Lampada da tavolo Cubosfera, 1968

Alessandro Mendini

Lampada da tavolo Cubosfera, 1968

Sale Date: December 19, 2013

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Konsolentisch Agrilo, 1984

Alessandro Mendini

Konsolentisch Agrilo, 1984

Sale Date: December 13, 2013

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Early

Alessandro Mendini

Early "Poltrona di Proust", 1980

Sale Date: December 17, 2013

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Prototype

Alessandro Mendini

Prototype "Voragine" table, 1974

Sale Date: December 17, 2013

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Bibliothèque modèle Angoliera, 1990

Alessandro Mendini and Alessandro Guerriero

Bibliothèque modèle Angoliera, 1990

Sale Date: December 12, 2013

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Vaso, 1990

Alessandro Mendini

Vaso, 1990

Sale Date: November 19, 2013

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Due lampade da tavolo cubo sfera (2 works), 1968

Alessandro Mendini

Due lampade da tavolo cubo sfera (2 works), 1968

Sale Date: November 19, 2013

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Lampada da tavolo mod. Cubosfera, 1968

Alessandro Mendini

Lampada da tavolo mod. Cubosfera, 1968

Sale Date: November 19, 2013

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Commode Calamobio, 1985

Alessandro Mendini

Commode Calamobio, 1985

Sale Date: November 13, 2013

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Calamobio commode, 1985

Alessandro Mendini

Calamobio commode, 1985

Sale Date: November 7, 2013

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Ollo carpet, 1988

Alessandro Mendini and Alessandro Guerriero

Ollo carpet, 1988

Sale Date: November 7, 2013

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Five Ollo chairs, 1988

Alessandro Mendini

Five Ollo chairs, 1988

Sale Date: November 7, 2013

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Ollo screen, 1988

Alessandro Mendini

Ollo screen, 1988

Sale Date: November 7, 2013

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Large Arsos vase, 1998

Alessandro Mendini

Large Arsos vase, 1998

Sale Date: November 2, 2013

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Una sedia Terra numero due, 1974

Alessandro Mendini

Una sedia Terra numero due, 1974

Sale Date: October 31, 2013

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Una sedia, 1974

Alessandro Mendini

Una sedia, 1974

Sale Date: October 31, 2013

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Lampe cubosfera

Alessandro Mendini

Lampe cubosfera

Sale Date: October 28, 2013

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Cabinet, 1989

Alessandro Mendini

Cabinet, 1989

Sale Date: October 9, 2013

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Suite de chaises, modèle Ollo (set of 4)

Alessandro Mendini

Suite de chaises, modèle Ollo (set of 4)

Sale Date: October 2, 2013

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Cubosfera (pair), 1968

Alessandro Mendini

Cubosfera (pair), 1968

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

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Stuhl Tschechischer Kubismus, 1991

Pavel Janak and Alessandro Mendini

Stuhl Tschechischer Kubismus, 1991

Sale Date: September 24, 2013

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Giacca (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1984

Alessandro Mendini

Giacca (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1984

Sale Date: July 1, 2013

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