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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Rare Set of 3 “Cubosfera” Wall Lights by Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria
By Alessandro Mendini, Fidenza Vetraria
Located in Brescia, Brescia
Extremely rare set of three Cubosfera wall lights designed by Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria in the 1960s — iconic sculptural objects that sit at the intersection of art, gl...
Metal, Brass
Pair Alessandro Mendini 'Cubosfera' wall lights for Fidenza Vetraria c1960
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in London, GB
Pair Alessandro Mendini 'Cubosfera' wall lights Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria. Italy c1960 Excellent condition. No nicks or chips to glasss
Brass
20th Century, Alessandro Mendini Pair of Wall Lights mod. Cubosfera
By Fidenza Vetraria, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Turin, Turin
From the late 70s Alessandro Mendini was among the renewers of Italian design, both as a theoretical intellectual and as an influential member of the Alchimia group. He then worked f...
Brass
1980s Memphis Style 'Conica' Pale Yellow Glass Table Lamp for Artemide
By Artemide, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Glendale, CA
1980s Memphis Style 'Conica' Pale Yellow Glass Table Lamp for Artemide. Designed by Alessandro Mendini. Handcrafted in pale yellow Murano glass, thi...
Glass, Art Glass
Cubosfera glass table lamp by Alessandro Mendini, Italy, 1968
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Argelato, BO
"Cubosfera" table lamp designed by the Italian architect and designer Alessandro Mendini and created by Fidenza Vetraria. Italy, 1968 This is one of Alessandro Mendini's most iconic...
Glass
Alessandro Mendini wall lights. Set of nine
By Fidenza Vetraria, Alessandro Mendini
Located in London, GB
Rare set of 9 'Cubosfera' wall lights by Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria. Italy c1960
Brass
$3,741Sale Price|20% Off
Table Lamp Cubosfera by Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria, Glass
By Alessandro Mendini, Fidenza Vetraria
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Italian Lighting - Table Lamp - Sculptural Light - Cubosfera by Alessandro Mendini Born 1931, Alessandro Mendini has been one of the founding fathers of contemporary Italia...
Glass, Art Glass
Pair of 'Cubosfera' table lights by Alsessandro Mendini. Italy c1958
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in London, GB
Two pairs of Alessandro Mendini 'Cubosferra' table lights. In excellent condition. No chips, cracks or scratches...
Nickel
Pair of Glass Cubosfera Table Lamps by Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria
By Alessandro Mendini, Fidenza Vetraria
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of glass 'Cubosfera' table lamps designed by Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria (ca. 1968, Italy). Intriguing geometric composition featuring two cast glass square forms, e...
Metal
Alessandro Mendini Artemide Sidecar Table Lamp Murano Glass Postmodern
By Alessandro Mendini, Artemide, VeArt
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Alessandro Mendini for Artemide Sidecar table lamp Postmodern Murano glass, 1980s. Exceedingly rare Memphis era design, signed. Gorgeous blush pink, t...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,950Sale Price / set|50% Off
Alessandro Mendini Italian 1970 Crystal Wall Lamps Mid Century
By Alessandro Mendini, Fidenza Vetraria
Located in New York, NY
A masculine pair of heavy matte black steel framed wall lights with thick cubes crystal shades . The upper crystal is clear and the bottom has a very slight darker tint. Light emits ...
Crystal, Enamel, Steel
Postmodern Milo Floorlamp by Alessandro Mendini, Italy 1980s
By Alessandro Mendini, Segno
Located in Renens, CH
Postmodern floor lamp “Milo” by Alesssandro Mendini for Segno, designed and produced during the late 1980s. The lamp features a multi-coloured enamelled aluminium body with a frost...
Aluminum
Table Lamp "Cuboluce" Design Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria, 1970s
By Fidenza Vetraria, Alessandro Mendini
Located in taranto, IT
Extraordinary original table lamp from the 1970s produced by the fidenza vetraria, same technology and design by alessandro mendini composed of six triangles in crystal of great t...
Crystal, Steel
Alioth Floor Lamp by Alessandro Mendini, Limited Series, Venini Murano
By Alessandro Mendini, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Alioth is a luminaire from the “Galassia” series designed by Alessandro Mendini and presented by Venini at the Euroluce fair in Milan. The base is in matt black metal, the very thin...
Metal
Alessandro Mendini Cubosfera Table Lamp, Italy, 1960s
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milan, IT
Alessandro Mendini Cubosfera table lamp, Italy, 1960s.
Brass
Table Lamp by Alessandro Mendini for Artemide, 1990s
By Alessandro Mendini, Artemide
Located in Renens, CH
Memphis-Milano style glass table lamp “Bibi” by Alessandro Mendini, produced by Artemide as part of the Sidecar line. The glass housing is handmade and features nice colorful grap...
Glass
Pair of 1980s Memphis Style Glass 'BiBi' Table Lamps for Artemide
By Alessandro Mendini, VeArt, Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of 1980s Memphis Style Glass 'BiBi' Table Lamps for Artemide. Designed by Alessandro Mendini. Handcrafted in sky blue Murano glass, this petite lamp is strongly associated with ...
Glass, Art Glass
Table Lamp by Alessandro Mendini for Studio Alchimia, Italy, 1980s, Pink & Blue
By Alessandro Mendini, Gruppo Alchimia
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare Postmodern table lamp designed by Alessandro Mendini for Studio Alchimia / Gruppo Alchimia. Very good condition with few if any signs of wear. Pink and blue lacquered aluminum w...
Aluminum, Steel
$4,957Sale Price|20% Off
Alessandro Mendini “Cubosfera” Table Lamp Metal Crome Glass 1968 Italy
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Oirlo, LI
The Cubosfera table lamp, designed by renowned Italian designer Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria, is undeniably one of the iconic pieces of Italian design. Its striking aesthe...
Murano Glass
Alessandro Mendini for Alchimia Design Floor Lamp Mod. "Ollo," Italy 1980
By Alessandro Mendini, Studio Alchimia, Alessandro Guerriero
Located in Naples, IT
Rare floor lamp Mod.Ollo from the Ollo collection for Alchimia Design by Alessandro Mendini and Alessandro Guerriero. The lamp is made of lacquered wood, stainless steel, frosted gla...
Metal
$584 / set
Alessandro Mendini Artemide Edge 30 E26
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Grenoble, FR
Alessandro Mendini We offer this series in pairs, this is the large model, a real wall sculpture 7 available Alessandro Mendini is an Italian architect born in Milan in 1931. He was ...
Acrylic
Alessandro Mendini Mimi Plastic Table Lamp Signed
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cute and small table lamp designed by Alessandro Mendini.
Plastic
$6,075
'Cubosfera' table lamp
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in London, GB
A 'cubosfera' light sculpture by Alessando Mendini. Condiiton: Wired with two SES bulb holders. Excellent original condition, retaining original box. Literature: Domus 467 (ottobre...
Glass
Cube table lamp Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria Italian
By Alessandro Mendini, Fidenza Vetraria
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Table lamp from the 1960s, designed by the Italian designer Alessandro Mendini and produced by Fidenza Vetraria, model "Cubosfera". Metal structure and diffusers composed of two thic...
Glass
1968 Cubosfera Alessandro Mendini Italian Space Age Design Glass Table Lamp
By Alessandro Mendini, Fidenza Vetraria
Located in Brescia, IT
CUBOSFERA Table Lamp Designer Alessandro Mendini prod. Vicenza Vetraria 1968 Solid crystal glass with a frosted ball inside a cube Nickel Metal Details Iconic Optical Italian Lamp ...
Glass
"Mimi" lamp by Alessandro Mendini for Artemide, 1980
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in PARIS, FR
"Mimi" lamp by Alessandro Mendini for Artemide, 1980 New condition with all its labels and its original box.
Plastic
$2,900Sale Price / set|50% Off
Alessandro Mendini Italian 1970 Crystal Wall Lamps Mid Century
By Alessandro Mendini, Fidenza Vetraria
Located in New York, NY
A masculine pair of heavy matte black steel framed wall lights with thick cubes crystal shades . The upper crystal is clear and the bottom has a very slight darker tint. Light emits ...
Crystal, Enamel, Steel
20th Century, Alessandro Mendini Fidenza Vetraria Table Lamp Mod. Cubosfera, 60s
By Fidenza Vetraria, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Turin, Turin
From the late 70s Alessandro Mendini was among the renewers of Italian design, both as a theoretical intellectual and as an influential member of the Alchimia group. He then worked f...
Glass
Set di 2 Lampada Cubosfera, Alessandro Mendini, 1980
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milano, Lombardia
La lampada Cubosfera è effettivamente un design notevole creato dall’architetto e designer italiano Alessandro Mendini nel 1980. Questa lampada iconica presenta una forma sferica com...
Stained Glass
Ollo Desk Lamp by Alessandro Mendini For Alchimia
By Alessandro Mendini, Studio Alchimia
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Lamp della Collezione Ollo Legno laccato, acciaio inossidabile, vetro satinato. Edizione Alchimia, 1988 ca. Bibliography: Clémence e Didier Krzentowski, The Complete Designer's Ligh...
Metal
Alessandro Mendini “Cubosfera” Table Lamp Metal Crome Glass 1968 Italy
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milano, IT
Cubosfera table lamp.
Glass
Cubosfera Glass Table Lamps by Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria, c.1968
By Alessandro Mendini, Fidenza Vetraria
Located in London, GB
An original pair of glass 'Cubosfera' table lamps designed by Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria, Italy, c.1968. The Cubosfera plays with simple geometry and light... Its clear,...
Aluminum
Ceiling lamp "Deriva" Decoration 1, Alessandro Mendini, Fragile Edizioni, 2015
By Fragile Edizioni, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milano, Lombardia
"Deriva" is a hanging lamp with direct and indirect LED light, an evolution of the ceiling light fixtures especially designed for Fragile's new location in the centre of Milan. It wa...
Metal
Alessandro Mendini “Cubosfera” Table Lamp or Appliqués, Glass Brass, 1968
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milano, IT
Tre table lamp or appliqués “ Cubosfera” by Alessandro Mendini glass and brass, 1968.
Glass
Table Lamp "Cubosfera" by Alessandro Mendini, Italy, 1968
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Brussels, BE
Table Lamp "Cubosfera" by Alessandro Mendini, Italy, 1968
Brass
Table Lamp "Cubosfera" by Alessandro Mendini, Italy, 1968
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Brussels, BE
Table Lamp "Cubosfera" by Alessandro Mendini, Italy, 1968
Brass
Pair of Cubosfera Wall Lights by Alessandro Mendini, Italy, 1960s
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of Cubosfera Wall Lights by Alessandro Mendini, Italy, 1960s 2 pairs available
Brass
Floor lamp Slide Design Lamp – There by Alessandro Mendini
By Alessandro Mendini, Slide
Located in Alcamo, IT
Slide Design Lamp – There by Alessandro Mendini There, created from the unique graphic style of the renowned Alessandro Mendini, was originally conceived as a limited-edition sculpt...
Plastic
Floor Lamp Ollo by Alessandro Mendini For Alchimia
By Alessandro Mendini, Studio Alchimia
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Lamp della Collezione Ollo Legno laccato, acciaio inossidabile, vetro satinato. Edizione Alchimia, 1988 ca. Bibliography: Clémence e Didier Krzentowski, The Complete Designer's Ligh...
Metal
Table Lamp "Cubosfera" by Alessandro Mendini, Italy, 1968 - 2 available
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Brussels, BE
Table Lamp "Cubosfera" by Alessandro Mendini, Italy, 1968 - 2 available
Glass
Ceiling lamp "Deriva di Proust", Alessandro Mendini for Fragile Edizioni, 2015
By Fragile Edizioni, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Deriva is a hanging lamp with direct and indirect LED light, an evolution of the ceiling light fixtures especially designed for Fragile's new location in the centre of Milan. It was ...
Chrome, Metal
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
Ceiling lamp "Deriva" Decoration 2, Alessandro Mendini, Fragile Edizioni, 2015
By Alessandro Mendini, Fragile Edizioni
Located in Milano, Lombardia
"Deriva" is a hanging lamp with direct and indirect LED light, an evolution of the ceiling light fixtures especially designed for Fragile's new location in the centre of Milan. It wa...
Metal