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What is Alessandro Mendini famous for?
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Alessandro Mendini is famous for his designs and writings. 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. His work is included in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, among others. Explore a collection of Alessandro Mendini furniture on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025
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Alessandro Mendini "Cubosfera" Glass Table Lamo for Fidenza Vetraria, Italy 1960
By Alessandro Mendini, Fidenza Vetraria
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...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Rare Pair of Satin Cubosfera Lamps by Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria, 1960s
By Fidenza Vetraria, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Brescia, Brescia
An exceptionally rare pair of “Cubosfera” table lamps designed by Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria, Italy, in the 1960s.
Among the most distinctive expressions of Italian lig...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Alessandro Mendini Quilted Wall Hanging Tapestry Interflex, Italy, 1993
By Interflex, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Vienna, AT
Alessandro Mendini Quilted Wall Hanging Tapestry Interflex, Italy, 1993
Dimensions 104" x 62" x1"
This large wall hanging tapestry designed by Al...
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
The "Calamobio" chest of drawers by Alessandro Mendini
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Chest of drawers "Calamobio" by the Italian designer Alessandro Mendini. Produced by Zanotta, Nova Milanese, 1988.
The chest of drawers is made from a structure in natural beech wit...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Aluminum
Alessandro Mendini Cubosfera Table Lamp, Italy, 1960s
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, IT
Alessandro Mendini Cubosfera table lamp, Italy, 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Postmodern Proust Geometrica Armchair Alessandro Mendini by Cappellini
By Cappellini, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Portland, OR
An iconic chair designed by Italian postmodern designer Alessandro Mendini (1931-2019).
This wonderful postmodern work of art presented as a chair is in excellent condition and ready to display in your space.
Proust was originally created in 1978 for the Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara. It was immediately recognized as an icon of twentieth century design and one of the most renowned and essential reference points in the quest for form and aesthetic perfection. Cappellini inherited the piece in 1993 and today Proust Geometrica...
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Foam, Beech, Paint
