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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Alessandro Mendini (1,623 results)
Untitled, 1984

Alessandro Mendini

Untitled, 1984

Sale Date: December 17, 2009

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Agrilo console

Alessandro Mendini

Agrilo console

Sale Date: December 17, 2009

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Mobile metafisico

Alessandro Mendini

Mobile metafisico

Sale Date: December 17, 2009

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Tappeto, 1984

Alessandro Mendini

Tappeto, 1984

Sale Date: June 17, 2010

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Mobile Metafisico, 1986–1987

Alessandro Mendini

Mobile Metafisico, 1986–1987

Sale Date: June 17, 2010

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Colonna

Alessandro Mendini

Colonna

Sale Date: December 16, 2009

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Colonna

Alessandro Mendini

Colonna

Sale Date: December 16, 2009

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Proust

Alessandro Mendini

Proust

Sale Date: December 16, 2009

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Proust

Alessandro Mendini

Proust

Sale Date: December 16, 2009

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Proust

Alessandro Mendini

Proust

Sale Date: December 16, 2009

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Poltrona di Proust, 2003–2009

Alessandro Mendini

Poltrona di Proust, 2003–2009

Sale Date: April 21, 2010

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Vaso Simira

Alessandro Mendini

Vaso Simira

Sale Date: April 21, 2010

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Poltrona di Proust, 1978

Alessandro Mendini

Poltrona di Proust, 1978

Sale Date: November 16, 2010

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Lampada da tavolo Antares

Alessandro Mendini

Lampada da tavolo Antares

Sale Date: November 16, 2010

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Poltrona di Proust, 2004

Alessandro Mendini

Poltrona di Proust, 2004

Sale Date: November 28, 2009

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Lampada di Milo donna

Alessandro Mendini

Lampada di Milo donna

Sale Date: December 15, 2010

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Lampada di Milo uomo

Alessandro Mendini

Lampada di Milo uomo

Sale Date: December 15, 2010

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Colonna prototipo

Alessandro Mendini

Colonna prototipo

Sale Date: December 13, 2010

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Psyché double face

Alessandro Mendini

Psyché double face

Sale Date: December 1, 2010

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Vase (model Alchemilla)(from Museum market), 1993

Alessandro Mendini

Vase (model Alchemilla)(from Museum market), 1993

Sale Date: December 1, 2010

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Astri III (from Museum market), 1993

Alessandro Mendini

Astri III (from Museum market), 1993

Sale Date: December 1, 2010

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Table ou trône, 1984

Alessandro Mendini

Table ou trône, 1984

Sale Date: December 1, 2010

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Bureau asymétrique (model Infinito), 1983

Alessandro Mendini and Andrea Branzi

Bureau asymétrique (model Infinito), 1983

Sale Date: December 1, 2010

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Table rectangulaire (model Macaone), 1985

Alessandro Mendini

Table rectangulaire (model Macaone), 1985

Sale Date: November 24, 2010

Auction Closed

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