$6,704
H 72.64 in W 12.8 in D 14.38 in
Mid-Century Ollo Floor Lamp by Alessandro Mendini for Alchimia Design, 1988
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Ollo Floor Lamp by Alessandro Mendini for Alchimia Design, 1988
Stainless Steel
$6,531
H 27.56 in Dm 23.63 in
Hispo Mosaic Top Coffee Table by Designed Alessandro Mendini for Alchimia
By Gruppo Alchimia, Alessandro Mendini
Located in London, GB
This an original occasional round table with a petal mosaic top. Italian design by Alessandro Mendini for Alchimia, signed on the base Alessandro Mendini.
Stone, Metal
$1,682
H 76.58 in W 15.56 in D 18.51 in
grey metal 1980-90s post modern floor lamp in the style of A. Mendini
By Alessandro Mendini, Alessandro Guerriero, Studio Alchimia
Located in Varese, Lombardia
The ironic style of this lamp recalls some contemporary products by Alessandro Mendini for Alchimia, Memphis, etc. Very good condition, visible oxidation on the spring covering the e...
Iron
Alessandro Mendini Rare Ollo Lamp for Alchimia Design C. 1988
By Alessandro Mendini, Studio Alchimia, Alessandro Guerriero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Ollo Floor Lamp by Alessandro Mendini for Studio Alchimia, Italy, 1988 Rare “Ollo” floor lamp designed by Alessandro Mendini for Studio Alchimia, circa 1988.
Metal, Stainless Steel
$6,850
H 19 in Dm 5.25 in
Table Lamp by Alessandro Mendini, Studio Alchimia, Italy, 1980s, Pink and Blue
By Gruppo Alchimia, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare Postmodern table lamp designed by Alessandro Mendini for Studio Alchimia / Gruppo Alchimia.
Aluminum, Steel
$352
H 9.18 in W 1.78 in D 0.36 in
Old Pink Plastic & Rubber '90s Wrist Watch by a. Mendini for Museo Alchimia
By Alessandro Mendini, Studio Alchimia
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Wrist watch designed by Alessadro Mendini for Museo Alchimia, '90s. This manual wind watch was a prototype for the Swatch, a well-known company for which Mendini designed several wat...
Stainless Steel
Alessandro Mendini Table Model Freccia for Gruppo Alchimia, Italy
By Gruppo Alchimia, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
Freccia table in lacquered wood and silkscreened metal base designed by Alessandro Mendini for Gruppo Alchimia, about 2000.
Metal
Unavailable
H 53.94 in W 36.23 in D 19.3 in
Zabro Table Chair by Alessandro Mendini for Division Nuova Alchimia, 1980s
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The outstanding Zabro Table Chair by Alessandro Mendini for Divisione Nuova Alchimia 1984 produced by Zanotta Edizioni.
Wood, Lacquer
Rare Candlestick by Alessandro Guerriero and Alessandro Mendini for Alchimia
By Alessandro Guerriero, Studio Alchimia, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Rare nickel plated and solid brass candle stick designed by Alessandro Guerriero and Alessandro Mendini for Alchimia in 1980.
Brass
Sold
H 34.65 in W 47.25 in D 21.66 in
Chest of Drawer Cetonia Model by Alessandro Mendini for Alchimia, Italy
By Gruppo Alchimia, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
Original chest of drawers designed by Alessandro Mendini for the Alchimia in 1984. Lacquered wood, handpainted decoration and aluminum.
Wood
Alessandro Mendini Ollo Chair for Alchimia, 1988
By Alessandro Mendini, Studio Alchimia
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare collectors item, the Ollo chair. Designed by Alessandro Mendini for Alchimia, Italy 1988. This chair is from the Ollo series and this chair features Mendini's Olimpico pattern.
Wood
Alessandro Mendini Prototype Ollo Chair for Alchimia, 1988
By Gruppo Alchimia, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare collectors item, prototype Ollo chair. Designed by Alessandro Mendini for Alchimia, Italy, 1988. This chair was never in production, only a few try out prototypes were made.
Metal
Alessandro Mendini Prototype Ollo Chair Alchimea, 1988
By Gruppo Alchimia, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Rare collectors item, prototype Ollo chair. Designed by Alessandro Mendini for Alchimia, Italy, 1988. This chair was never in production, only a few try out prototypes were made.
Metal
Alessandro Mendini Floor Lamp for Studio Alchimia
By Alessandro Mendini, Memphis Group
Located in Kansas City, MO
Floor lamp designed by Alessandro Mendini for Studio Alchimia, Italy. Late '70's early 80's.
Chrome, Steel
Alessandro Mendini for Studio Alchimia Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
Incredible coffee table by Studio Alchimia. Iconic laminate, stainless steel legs with yellow lacquer feet.
Stainless Steel
Mendini for Studio Alchimia Stands
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 3 table stands from the OLLO collection, Alessandro Mendini for Studio Alchimia.
Alessandro Mendini, Kandissa Mirror for Gruppo Alchimia, Italy
By Gruppo Alchimia, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
Kandissa mirror in lacquered wood designed by Alessandro Mendini for Gruppo Alchimia, about 2000.
Glass, Wood
Kandissa Mirror by Alessandro Mendini for Gruppo Alchimia, Italy
By Gruppo Alchimia, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, Italy
Kandissa mirror in lacquered wood designed by Alessandro Mendini for Gruppo Alchimia, about 2000.
Glass, Wood
Pair of Alessandro Mendini Table Lamps for Studio Alchimia
By Memphis Group, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pair of Table Lamps designed by Alessandro Mendini for Studio Alchimia, Italy. Excellent working condition.
Sold
H 72.84 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in
A. Mendini and A. Guerriero, "Ollo" Floor Lamp, Gruppo Alchimia, Italy
By Alessandro Guerriero, Alessandro Mendini, Gruppo Alchimia
Located in Milan, Italy
An "Ollo" series floor lamp 1988 designed by Alessandro Mendini and Alessandro Guerriero for Gruppo Alchimia.
Stainless Steel
Alessandro Mendini Floor Lamp for Studio Alchimia, Italy, 1970-1979
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Alessandro Mendini designed floor lamp for studio Alchimia, Italy 1970-1979 stainless steel, powder-coated gold metal with Hieroglyphic designs to body.
Stainless Steel
Table 'Acilio' by Alessandro Mendini for Zabro, Nuova Alchimia
By Zabro, Alessandro Mendini
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
Offered a rare small table 'Acilio' by Alessandro Mendini for Zabro - Nuova Alchimia, Milan.
"ollo" Table Lamp By Mendini
Located in Marseille, FR
Rare table lamp by Alessandro Mendini for studio Alchimia called "ollo" designed in 1987.
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Alessandro Mendini Sunglasses for Museo Alchimia Milano, 1986
By Alessandro Mendini, Gruppo Alchimia
Located in Geneva, CH
Black sunglasses designed by Alessandro Mendini for Museo Alchimia Milano, 1986.
Acrylic
$6,500 / item
H 14 in W 36 in D 20 in
Modern Oval Coffee Table in Oak Wood Cylinder Base and Glass by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palazzo oval coffee table with green and ivory glass sits on 2 Rift White Oak Wood pedestals by Ercole Home. This new bespoke coffee table design by Ercole Home is available today fo...
Art Glass, Cut Glass, Walnut
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.
Find vintage Alessandro Mendini chairs, vases, table lamps and other furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
(Biography provided by STUDIO CADMIUM)
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.