Alessandro Mendini was born in Milan in 1931. Through his work as an architect, designer, journalist, theorist and publisher, Mendini helped establish the Italian design sensibility on a global scale with a particular focus on neo-modern, avant-garde design as well as the crossover between art, design and architecture.
Mendini’s influential work spanned the arenas of graphics, furniture, interiors, architecture, stage design, writing and painting. He graduated from the Polytechnic University of Milan in 1959, and he began his career at the studio of artist-designer Marcello Nizzoli. He went on to become the publisher of the popular magazines Casabella (1970–76), Modo and Domus (each 1979–85).
In 1979, Mendini joined Ettore Sottsass and Michele de Lucchi as a partner at Studio Alchimia, a harbinger of the Memphis Group before he cofounded Domus Academy in 1982. In 1989, he and his brother Francesco established their architectural practice, Atelier Mendini, in Milan, where he worked until his death in February 2019. In recognition of his outstanding body of work, Mendini was awarded the Compasso d’Oro twice, in 1979 and 1981. He was also honored by the Architectural League of New York, made Chevalier des Arts et Lettres in France, and, in 2014, he was awarded the European Prize for Architecture.
Mendini’s work is included in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, among others.
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(Biography provided by STUDIO CADMIUM)
Alessandro Mendini Contemporary Modern Colored Ceramic Italian TOTEM
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Madrid, ES
Ceramic TOTEM designed by Alessandro Mendini and edited by Superego, Italy. Alessandro Mendini (born August 16, 1931, Milan-died February 18, 2019, Milan) was an Italian designer, c...
Ceramic
Alessandro Mendini Contemporary Modern Colored Ceramic Italian TOTEM
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Madrid, ES
Ceramic TOTEM designed by Alessandro Mendini, Italy. Alessandro Mendini (born August 16, 1931, Milan-died February 18, 2019, Milan) was an Italian designer, critic, painter and arch...
Ceramic
Vase Mod. Amazonia Designed By Gaetano Pesce, Italy
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Madrid, ES
Contemporary vase designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 and edited by Fish design. Made of colored soft resin. Unique piece. Italy Measurements: Diameter 22cm x H 36cm Bibliography ...
Resin
Vase Mod. Amazonia Designed By Gaetano Pesce, Italy
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Madrid, ES
Contemporary vase designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 and edited by Fish design. Made of colored soft resin. Unique piece. Italy Measurements: Diameter 22cm x H 36cm Bibliography ...
Resin
Italian Arty Vase Designed By Gaetano Pesce and Made of Colored Resin
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Madrid, ES
Contemporary arty vase designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 and edited by Fish design. Made of colored soft resin. Unique piece. Italy Elevate your home decor with the avant-garde bril...
Resin
Contemporary Vase Made of Ceramic Designed by Jaime Hayón
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Madrid, ES
Contemporary vase handmade in several pieces, in enamelled stoneware ceramic in different colours. Designed by the recognised spanish Jaime Hayon, they are inspired on the spaceships send to space to explore other planets...
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase Model A ABC Collection by Alessandro Mendini for Superego Editions
By Superego Editions, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Asti, Piemonte
Model A ceramic vase, Abc Collection, designed by Alessandro Mendini and produced by Superego Editions, 99 pieces limited edition. Signed and numbered. Biography Alessandro Mendini ...
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase Model C ABC Collection by Alessandro Mendini for Superego Editions
By Superego Editions, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Asti, Piemonte
Ceramic vase model C, ABC collection, designed by Alessandro Mendini and produced by Superego Editions. 99 pieces limited edition. Signed and numbered. Biography Alessandro Mendini...
Ceramic
Dealbata Porcelain Vase by Alessandro Mendini for Zanotta, '1987'
By Zanotta, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An amazing postmodern white porcelain vase designed by Alessandro Mendini (born 1931) for Zanotta's "Edizioni" collection and produced in limited numbers. Released as one of three va...
Porcelain
Alessandro Mendini large ceramic Totem in limited edition, prod. Superego
By Alessandro Mendini, Superego Editions
Located in Parma, IT
Large Ceramic totem designed by Alessandro Mendini for Superego. In glazed and silver-plated ceramic, limited edition product, signature and numbering on the bottom. In excellent con...
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase 4 Mani Collection by Alessandro Mendini for Superego Editions
By Superego Editions, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Asti, Piemonte
Ceramic vase Colletto 2 model designed by Alessandro Mendini and decorated by Linde Burkhardt part of 4 Mani Collection made of 6 models. It's a limited edition of 99 pieces. Carried...
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase 4 Mani Collection by Alessandro Mendini for Superego Editions
By Superego Editions, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Asti, Piemonte
Ceramic vase Colletto 6 model designed by Alessandro Mendini and decorated by Linde Burkhardt part of 4 Mani Collection made of 6 models. It's a limited edition of 99 pieces. Carried...
Ceramic
Alessandro Mendini, Michael Graves, Ettore Sottsass and other design luminaries contributed to this unusual collection of porcelain wares representing a time capsule of late-20th-century decorative art.
Aided by photos taken of the maestro in his Milan studio, we honor the influential design talent who died last month at 87.
