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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Auction Results

Alessandro Mendini (1,623 results)
Vase B, 2006

Alessandro Mendini

Vase B, 2006

Sale Date: June 18, 2008

Auction Closed

Vase A, 2006

Alessandro Mendini

Vase A, 2006

Sale Date: June 18, 2008

Auction Closed

Table lamp, 1980

Alessandro Mendini

Table lamp, 1980

Sale Date: June 29, 2008

Auction Closed

Tables (set of 3), 1980

Alessandro Mendini

Tables (set of 3), 1980

Sale Date: June 29, 2008

Auction Closed

Chairs (pair), 1980

Alessandro Mendini

Chairs (pair), 1980

Sale Date: June 29, 2008

Auction Closed

Illuminated Albireo dining table, 1990

Alessandro Mendini

Illuminated Albireo dining table, 1990

Sale Date: June 12, 2008

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Cabinet, 1985

Alessandro Mendini

Cabinet, 1985

Sale Date: June 14, 2008

Auction Closed

Ollo chairs (pair), 1980

Alessandro Mendini

Ollo chairs (pair), 1980

Sale Date: June 4, 2008

Auction Closed

Vaso (+ another; pair from Tendense), 1992

Alessandro Mendini

Vaso (+ another; pair from Tendense), 1992

Sale Date: May 29, 2008

Auction Closed

Vaso (+ another; pair from Tendense), 1992

Alessandro Mendini

Vaso (+ another; pair from Tendense), 1992

Sale Date: May 29, 2008

Auction Closed

Vaso (+ another; pair from Tendense), 1992

Alessandro Mendini

Vaso (+ another; pair from Tendense), 1992

Sale Date: May 29, 2008

Auction Closed

Commode Calamobio, 1985

Alessandro Mendini

Commode Calamobio, 1985

Sale Date: May 20, 2008

Auction Closed

Prototype of a Macaone table, 1985

Alessandro Mendini

Prototype of a Macaone table, 1985

Sale Date: May 29, 2008

Auction Closed

Ensemble de six couverts de table, 1978

Alessandro Mendini

Ensemble de six couverts de table, 1978

Sale Date: May 27, 2008

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Attelabo cabinet, model MDD 954, 1981

Alessandro Mendini

Attelabo cabinet, model MDD 954, 1981

Sale Date: May 20, 2008

Auction Closed

Cendrier sur pied

Alessandro Mendini

Cendrier sur pied

Sale Date: April 9, 2008

Auction Closed

Table basse de forme libre

Alessandro Mendini

Table basse de forme libre

Sale Date: April 9, 2008

Auction Closed

Ollo column, 1980–1989

Alessandro Mendini

Ollo column, 1980–1989

Sale Date: March 15, 2008

Auction Closed

Ollo table and four chairs, 1980–1989

Alessandro Mendini

Ollo table and four chairs, 1980–1989

Sale Date: March 15, 2008

Auction Closed

Vase, 2007

Alessandro Mendini

Vase, 2007

Sale Date: March 15, 2008

Auction Closed

Vase, 2007

Alessandro Mendini

Vase, 2007

Sale Date: March 15, 2008

Auction Closed

Floor lamp, 1980–1989

Alessandro Mendini

Floor lamp, 1980–1989

Sale Date: March 15, 2008

Auction Closed

Vase Grande alzata, 2000

Alessandro Mendini

Vase Grande alzata, 2000

Sale Date: February 12, 2008

Auction Closed

Vase Grande brindisi, 2000

Alessandro Mendini

Vase Grande brindisi, 2000

Sale Date: February 12, 2008

Auction Closed

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