Alessandro Mendini

Alessandro Mendini (16 August 1931 – 18 February 2019) was an Italian designer and architect. He played an important part in the development of Italian, Postmodern, and Radical design. He also worked, aside from his artistic career, for ''Casabella'', ''Modo'' and ''Domus'' magazines.

The character of his design is marked by what was his strong interest in mixing different cultures and different forms of expression; he created graphics, furniture, interiors, paintings and architecture and also wrote several articles and books. He was renowned as an enthusiastic member of jury in architectural competitions for young designers. He taught at the University of Milan.

Mendini was born in Milan. He graduated from Politecnico di Milano in 1959 with a degree in architecture and worked as a designer with Marcello Nizzoli. He was the editor-in-chief of ''Domus'' magazine from 1979 to 1985 and changed the landscape of modern design through his quintessential works of postmodernism, such as the Proust Armchair and the Groninger Museum. Just as works of the Renaissance period expressed human values and sensibilities, Mendini contributed to bringing into the heart of design those “values” and “sensibilities” that have been eclipsed by commercialism and functionalism. He collaborated with companies such as Cartier, Gufram, Hermès, Vacheron Constantin, Swarovski, Venini, and Supreme.

From 1989 up until his death in Milan in 2019 he ran his own practice in Milan, the Atelier Mendini, together with his younger brother Francesco Mendini (b. 1939).

In 2022, he was inducted into the 2022 MILAN Hall of Fame (FAMEDIO OF MILAN - MONUMENTAL CEMETERY). Previous inductees include opera maestro Giuseppe Verdi, aesthetician and novelist Umberto Eco, Gianni Versace, founder of the luxury fashion house Versace, and world-renowned tenor Luciano Pavarotti. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Mendini, Alessandro, 1931-
[Omegna (VB) [Italy]] : [Mantova [Italy]] : Museo Alessi ; Edizioni Corraini, 2007

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by Mendini, Alessandro, 1931-
Milano : Giancarlo Politi Editore, 1989

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by Mendini, Alessandro, 1931-
Mantova : Corraini, 2009
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by Mendini, Alessandro, 1931-
Crusinallo (No) : Alessi Tendentse, 1992

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by Mendini, Alessandro, 1931-
Berlin : Internationales Design Zentrum Berlin, 1981

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by Mendini, Alessandro, 1931-
Milano : Fabbri editori, 1994
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by Mendini, Alessandro, 1931-2019
Ahlen : Kunst-Museum Ahlen, 1998

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by Mendini, Alessandro, 1931-2019
Milano : Electa, 2001

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by Mendini, Alessandro, 1931-2019
Nurnberg : Verlag für moderne Kunst, 2011
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by Mendini, Alessandro, 1931-2019
Nurnberg : Verlag für moderne Kunst, 2011

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by Mendini, Alessandro, 1931-2019
Milano : Electa, 2010

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by Mendini, Alessandro, 1931-2019
London : New York : Academy Editions ; Distributed to the trade in the United States of America by St. Martin's Press, 1995

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by Mendini, Alessandro, 1931-2019
Omegna (Verbani) : Mantova : Museo Alessi ; Corraini, 2007

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by De Luca, Erri, 1950-
Milano : Giangiacomo Feltrinelli editore, 2017
Prima edizione in "Narratori".
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[Brescia] : Shakespeare & Co., 1983
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by Burkhardt, François, 1936-
Basel : Birkhäuser, 2016
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by Ciagà, Graziella Leyla
Pero (Milan), Italy : 24 ORE cultura, 2011
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