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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Alessandro Mendini Table Model Freccia for Gruppo Alchimia, Italy
By Alessandro Mendini, Gruppo Alchimia
Located in Asti, Piemonte
Freccia table in lacquered wood and silkscreened metal base designed by Alessandro Mendini for Gruppo Alchimia, about 2000. Exhibited at the show Alchimismo, Frigoriferi Milanesi, Mi...
Metal
Richard Schultz for Knoll Petal Table, 1960s
By Richard Schultz, Knoll
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Richard Schultz for Knoll Petal Table label below painted metal base
Iron
Mosaic Dachshund Table Italy 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Very unique dog mosaic table mounted on a bamboo base with brass rods made in Italy in the 1950s. The mosaic top has a colorful glass mosaic rim inside are white and brown glass mosa...
Brass
20th Century Vintage Italian Round Pedestal Table or Smoking Table
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We offer this delightful vintage Italian walnut pedestal table dating back to the 1990s. A perfect table for the living room, very simple without excessive ornamentation. Featuring ...
Walnut
$3,314
H 28.35 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Zanotta Editioni Collection Sirfo Table designed by Alessandro Mendini 1986
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
Post-modern Sirfo Goose table from the Zanotta Editioni Collection, designed by Alessandro Mendini in 1986 manufactured by Zanotta, Italy Painted Aluminu...
Steel, Aluminum
Hand Lacquered Table by Alessandro for Baker Furniture Company
By Alessandro for Baker Furniture, Baker Furniture Company
Located in New York, NY
Hand painted lacquered table by Alessandro for Baker Furniture Company.
Wood
$3,177 / item
H 17.72 in W 19.69 in D 17.72 in
Ghidini 1961 Le Ninfee Left Side Table in Brass by Alessandro Mendini
By Ghidini 1961, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
As if they were large and flat lilies leaves that run, approach, float and mate while flowing on the water surface of a pond. So these small Ninfee tables float and can stand alone, ...
Brass
$3,177 / item
H 17.72 in W 17.72 in D 21.66 in
Ghidini 1961 Le Ninfee Right Side Table in Brass by Alessandro Mendini
By Ghidini 1961, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
As if they were large and flat lilies leaves that run, approach, float and mate while flowing on the water surface of a pond. So these small Ninfee tables float and can Stand alone, ...
Brass
$3,177 / item
H 17.72 in W 18.9 in D 19.3 in
Ghidini 1961 Le Ninfee Middle Side Table in Brass by Alessandro Mendini
By Alessandro Mendini, Ghidini 1961
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
As if they were large and flat lilies leaves that run, approach, float and mate while flowing on the water surface of a pond. So these small Ninfee tables float and can stand alone, ...
Brass
Wood Flower Modular Table. Italy, 1980s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Flower side end drop-leaf table or gueridon in wood and black lacquered metal. Modular top. End of 1970s beginning of 1980s. Measurements maximum open W98xD98xH83 centimeters. Measurements indicated in description the table close.
Metal
$6,548
H 27.56 in Dm 23.63 in
Hispo Mosaic Top Coffee Table by Designed Alessandro Mendini for Alchimia
By Alessandro Mendini, Gruppo Alchimia
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 ...
Stone, Metal
Papilio Side Table by Alessandro Mendini 1985
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Weesp, NL
Elevate your space with these exquisite postmodern two-tier glass side tables, a rare and iconic design by Alessandro Mendini, one of the most influential figures in modern design. T...
Steel
$13,000Sale Price|25% Off
H 54 in W 36.5 in D 19.5 in
Alessandro Mendini 'Zabro' Chair Table for Zanotta, Original 1984 Prod, Signed
By Alessandro Mendini, Zanotta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing collectors piece of Post-Modern design is an original 1980s production of the 'Zabro' chair (which easily transforms into a table) designed in 1984 by Alessandro Mendini...
Leather, Wood