A. Mendini and A. Guerriero, "Ollo" Floor Lamp, Gruppo Alchimia, Italy
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A. Mendini and A. Guerriero, "Ollo" Floor Lamp, Gruppo Alchimia, Italy
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- Dimensions:Height: 72.84 in (185 cm)Width: 9.85 in (25 cm)Depth: 9.85 in (25 cm)
- Style:Modern (Of the Period)
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- Place of Origin:
- Period:1680-1689
- Date of Manufacture:1988
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- Seller Location:Milan, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU214037985453
Alessandro Mendini
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 Guerriero
Alessandro Guerriero is an Italian artist, architect and curator. In 1976, he founded Alchimia Studio - one of the most important groups devoted to the post-avant-garde in Italy. In 1982, Guerriero was awarded the “Compasso d'Oro” for his design research. Later, in 1987, he founded Domus Academy, a post-graduate industrial design and fashion design school. His best-known work is the new Benetton Museum, designed with Oliviero Toscani. He has recently designed a small city near Rome for the Alessi Family.
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