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)
Italian Design Table Lamp Made of Chrome with Glass, 1960
Located in Oirlo, LI
Beautiful table lamp made of chrome with a ring in which a mouth-blown Murano sphere lights up. You can play with this bulb and put the bulb differently and you have different lig...
Chrome
Murano Glass Table or Floor Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega (1970s)
By Carlo Nason
Located in Oirlo, LI
This exquisite Murano glass lamp, designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega in the 1970s, is a stunning example of Italian craftsmanship and vintage elegance. Featuring a translucent sil...
Murano Glass
Table Lamp Made of Ceramic Design by Aldo Londi by Bergboms, 1960s
By Aldo Londi
Located in Oirlo, LI
XL Bitossi lamp by Aldo Londi for Bergboms in ceramic. Very nice condition. Functionally works fine Signed under the base. Sold with lampshade. circa: 1960 Measures: Height: 3...
Ceramic
Table Lamp Tele-Ambiance Made by Sonnenkind 1950-60 France
Located in Oirlo, LI
This vintage table lamp is a true beauty and eye-catcher in your room. It was made by the French company Télé-Ambiance and the long-disappeared German company Sonnenkind sold these...
Metal
Rare PH 5 Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Oirlo, LI
This rare and elegant PH 5 table lamp is a true icon of Mid-Century Modern design, created by the legendary Danish designer Poul Henningsen in 1958 and manufactured by Louis Poulsen ...
Metal
France Pebble table lamp by François Chatain, 1980s
Located in Oirlo, LI
This rare 1980s François Chatain Pebble table lamp is a striking example of French artistic lighting design. Its sculptural base, formed by four handcrafted ceramic pebbles in soft b...
Brass
Alessandro Mendini “Cubosfera” Table Lamp Metal Crome Glass 1968 Italy
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milano, IT
Cubosfera table lamp.
Glass
Alessandro Mendini “Cubosfera” Table Lamp or Appliqués, Glass Brass, 1968
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milano, IT
Tre table lamp or appliqués “ Cubosfera” by Alessandro Mendini glass and brass, 1968.
Glass
Cubosfera glass table lamp by Alessandro Mendini, Italy, 1968
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Argelato, BO
"Cubosfera" table lamp designed by the Italian architect and designer Alessandro Mendini and created by Fidenza Vetraria. Italy, 1968 This is one of Alessandro Mendini's most iconic...
Glass
Cube table lamp Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria Italian
By Alessandro Mendini, Fidenza Vetraria
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Table lamp from the 1960s, designed by the Italian designer Alessandro Mendini and produced by Fidenza Vetraria, model "Cubosfera". Metal structure and diffusers composed of two thic...
Glass
20th Century, Alessandro Mendini Fidenza Vetraria Table Lamp Mod. Cubosfera, 60s
By Alessandro Mendini, Fidenza Vetraria
Located in Torino, Piemonte
From the late 70s Alessandro Mendini was among the renewers of Italian design, both as a theoretical intellectual and as an influential member of the Alchimia group. He then worked f...
Glass
Alessandro Mendini "Cubosfera" Glass Table Lamo for Fidenza Vetraria, Italy 1960
By Fidenza Vetraria, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design table lamp, Cubosfera model, designed by Alessandro Mendini and produced by Fidenza Vetraria, made of 2 interlocking elements screwed together in thi...
Metal
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.
