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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Alessandro Mendini Artworks

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Bureau (model Oasis), 1985

Alessandro Mendini

Bureau (model Oasis), 1985

Sale Date: June 22, 2011

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Mendiniserie Acco (model), 1980

Alessandro Mendini

Mendiniserie Acco (model), 1980

Sale Date: June 22, 2011

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Table de milieu, 1988

Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini

Table de milieu, 1988

Sale Date: June 9, 2011

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Fauteuil baroque (model Proust), 1978

Alessandro Mendini

Fauteuil baroque (model Proust), 1978

Sale Date: June 9, 2011

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Flacon bouche, 1991

Alessandro Mendini

Flacon bouche, 1991

Sale Date: May 25, 2011

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Vase couvert

Alessandro Mendini

Vase couvert

Sale Date: May 30, 2011

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Appliques (model Cubosfera) (set of 3)

Alessandro Mendini

Appliques (model Cubosfera) (set of 3)

Sale Date: May 30, 2011

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Commode Calamobio, 1985

Alessandro Mendini

Commode Calamobio, 1985

Sale Date: May 17, 2011

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Table basse Acubens, 1990

Alessandro Mendini and Alessandro Guerriero

Table basse Acubens, 1990

Sale Date: May 17, 2011

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Table basse (model Ollo), 1988

Alessandro Mendini and Alessandro Guerriero

Table basse (model Ollo), 1988

Sale Date: May 27, 2011

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Agrilo coffee table, 1984

Alessandro Mendini

Agrilo coffee table, 1984

Sale Date: April 13, 2011

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Stehleuchte

Alessandro Mendini

Stehleuchte

Sale Date: April 2, 2011

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Acubens coffee table, 1990

Alessandro Mendini

Acubens coffee table, 1990

Sale Date: March 31, 2011

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Kandissa mirror, 1979

Alessandro Mendini

Kandissa mirror, 1979

Sale Date: March 31, 2011

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Vasi a sfere, 2008

Alessandro Mendini

Vasi a sfere, 2008

Sale Date: August 20, 2009

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Meuble-colonne (from collection Ollo)

Alessandro Mendini and Alessandro Guerriero

Meuble-colonne (from collection Ollo)

Sale Date: March 15, 2011

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Table carrée et ses quatre chaises (from..., 1988

Alessandro Mendini and Alessandro Guerriero

Table carrée et ses quatre chaises (from..., 1988

Sale Date: March 15, 2011

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Miroir

Alessandro Mendini and Alessandro Guerriero

Miroir

Sale Date: March 15, 2011

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Paravent à trois feuilles

Alessandro Mendini and Alessandro Guerriero

Paravent à trois feuilles

Sale Date: March 15, 2011

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Haute et étroite console tripode

Alessandro Mendini

Haute et étroite console tripode

Sale Date: March 14, 2011

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Acco vases (pair), 1988

Alessandro Mendini

Acco vases (pair), 1988

Sale Date: March 6, 2011

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Bibliothèque (from Ollo collection), 1988

Alessandro Mendini

Bibliothèque (from Ollo collection), 1988

Sale Date: February 28, 2011

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Vase (model Style from Mendinismi collection), 2007

Alessandro Mendini

Vase (model Style from Mendinismi collection), 2007

Sale Date: February 28, 2011

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Vase Viso, 1985

Alessandro Mendini

Vase Viso, 1985

Sale Date: February 15, 2011

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