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)
Enzo Mari Wall Hanging Quilted Tapestry Arazzo Canova Adone e Venere, Italy
By Interflex, Enzo Mari
Located in Vienna, AT
Enzo Mari Wall Hanging Quilted Tapestry Arazzo Canova Adone e Venere, 1999, Italy- Dimensions 102" x 59" x 1" This large wall hanging designed by Mari was produced in 1999 and is no...
Cotton
Large Wool Rug Korall Erik Lundberg, Sweden
By Erik Lundberg
Located in Vienna, AT
Wool Rug Korall Erik Lundberg, Sweden 98" x 68.9" Good vintage condition, no damages, the tassels are all in place Flat weave carpet, Vävaregården Eringsboda, abstract pattern in ...
Wool
Achille Castiglioni Zanotta Room Divider Paravent Black, Italy 1980
By Zanotta, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Vienna, AT
Achille Castiglioni Zanotta Room Divider Paravent Black, Italy Beautiful space screen designed by Achille Castiglioni. It's all black with black gaze, black steel columns and black...
Steel
Grazia Varisco, Untitled Silkscreen 06/20, Edition Arte Struktura, 1980
Located in Vienna, AT
Grazia Varisco (1937-) Untitled silkscreen 06/20, edition Arte Struktura, 1980 Screenprint showing interlocking and distorted grids in different blac...
Paper
Olaf Nicolai Iris Print Poster, 2009
By Olaf Nicolai
Located in Vienna, AT
Olaf Nicolai (*1962) Iris Print, 2009- 2 pieces available, priced per piece, unframed Original Iris print from the exhibition Reduction & Suspense. Due to...
Paper
Giorgio De Chirico Lithograph "Gli Archeologico", 1970
By Giorgio De Chirico
Located in Vienna, AT
Giorgio De Chirico lithograph "Gli Archeologico", 1970. Lithograph on Velin with paspartout and frame, edition size: 300, lower left numbered 183/300. Signed lower right. Measurement...
Carpet Patch Rectangular in Non-slip Polyester & Polyamide by Alessandro Mendini
By Alessandro Mendini, Qeeboo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This drawing belongs to the series of pictorial tables “Mostri” designed by Alessandro Mendini in 2014. He had many references, from the naive of the Amazon, to the signs and the uto...
Polyester
1993 Ettore Sottsass Interflex Italian Design Wall Hanging Fabric Tapestry
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brescia, IT
"La Buona Stella" Tapestry designer Ettore Sottsass prod. Interflex 1993 Screen-printing on quilted Fabric Tapestry Label manufacture sewing on the back Perfect Condiction Limited ...
Fabric
Handwoven Tapestry by Jo Meesters, Netherlands, 2000s
Located in DE KWAKEL, NL
A highly refined and visually striking handwoven tapestry by Dutch artist Jo Meesters, created in the 2000s. The composition presents an expressive floral motif set against a rhythmi...
Wool, Wood
Maurice André Large Colored Wall Tapestry for Robert Four Edition
By Maurice André
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Maurice André - Robert Four edition Large wool wall tapestry by Maruice André Realised circa 1960 by Robert Four Studio Original perfect condition Original perfect colors...
Tapestry
Carpet Stilema 6 Rectangular in Non-slip Polyester & Polyamide
By Alessandro Mendini, Qeeboo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Alessandro Mendini has often thought of his project as a system of signs that are now simple, now complex, intertwined with each other, and infinitely developed on objects, houses, f...
Polyester
Rare Parisian MCM French Tapestry “Le Fou du Roy” by Henri Gineste, Ori. Catalog
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Miami, FL
Rare Parisian Mid-Century French Tapestry “Le Fou du Roy” by Henri Gineste, with Original Exhibition Catalog, Henri Gineste “Le Fou du Roy” Mid-Century M...
Nylon
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.
