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)
Drei Plodia-Ablagekörbchen, 1984

Bruno Gregori and Alessandro Mendini

Drei Plodia-Ablagekörbchen, 1984

Sale Date: November 27, 2008

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Illuminated albireo dining table, 1990

Alessandro Mendini

Illuminated albireo dining table, 1990

Sale Date: October 25, 2008

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Chairs (set of 4), 1983

Alessandro Mendini

Chairs (set of 4), 1983

Sale Date: October 7, 2008

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Unique Bandiera desk (from Le Centre..., 1988

Alessandro Mendini

Unique Bandiera desk (from Le Centre..., 1988

Sale Date: September 25, 2008

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Spaziale chair, 1981

Alessandro Mendini

Spaziale chair, 1981

Sale Date: September 25, 2008

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Vase 4 Mani (collab. w/Linde Burkhardt), 2004

Alessandro Mendini

Vase 4 Mani (collab. w/Linde Burkhardt), 2004

Sale Date: September 2, 2008

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Vase 4 Mani (collab. w/Linde Burkhardt), 2004

Alessandro Mendini

Vase 4 Mani (collab. w/Linde Burkhardt), 2004

Sale Date: September 2, 2008

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Fauteuil Proust, 1979

Alessandro Mendini

Fauteuil Proust, 1979

Sale Date: June 18, 2008

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Suite de neuf meubles miniature (from short..., 2004

Alessandro Mendini

Suite de neuf meubles miniature (from short..., 2004

Sale Date: June 18, 2008

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Totem Naos (from Dodici Colonne), 2008

Alessandro Mendini

Totem Naos (from Dodici Colonne), 2008

Sale Date: June 18, 2008

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Totem Stilobate (from Dodici Colonne), 2008

Alessandro Mendini

Totem Stilobate (from Dodici Colonne), 2008

Sale Date: June 18, 2008

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Totem Diplyon (from Dodici Colonne), 2008

Alessandro Mendini

Totem Diplyon (from Dodici Colonne), 2008

Sale Date: June 18, 2008

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Totem Opistodomo (from Dodici Colonne), 2008

Alessandro Mendini

Totem Opistodomo (from Dodici Colonne), 2008

Sale Date: June 18, 2008

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Vase, 2005

Alessandro Mendini

Vase, 2005

Sale Date: June 18, 2008

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Vase, 2005

Alessandro Mendini

Vase, 2005

Sale Date: June 18, 2008

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Vase, 2005

Alessandro Mendini

Vase, 2005

Sale Date: June 18, 2008

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Vase C, 2007

Alessandro Mendini

Vase C, 2007

Sale Date: June 10, 2008

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Vase B, 2007

Alessandro Mendini

Vase B, 2007

Sale Date: June 10, 2008

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Vase A, 2007

Alessandro Mendini

Vase A, 2007

Sale Date: June 10, 2008

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Wandteppich Teatrino, 1993

Alessandro Mendini

Wandteppich Teatrino, 1993

Sale Date: June 10, 2008

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Bougeoir, 1985

Alessandro Mendini

Bougeoir, 1985

Sale Date: June 18, 2008

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Table, 1980

Alessandro Mendini

Table, 1980

Sale Date: June 18, 2008

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Etagère, 1980

Alessandro Mendini

Etagère, 1980

Sale Date: June 18, 2008

Auction Closed

Vase C, 2006

Alessandro Mendini

Vase C, 2006

Sale Date: June 18, 2008

Auction Closed

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