Alessandro Mendini Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Italian, 1931-2019
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)
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Creator: Alessandro Mendini
Pepper mill created by Alessandro Mendini in 1998 for Alessi.
By Alessandro Mendini, Alessi
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Pepper mill created by Alessandro Mendini in 1998 for Alessi.
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1990s Italian Alessandro Mendini Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Alessandro Mendini, totem "Triglifo", Lim. Ed. 14/50, Superego, Milan
By Superego, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Firenze, IT
Alessandro Mendini, totem "Triglifo", Ed. Superego, Milan
della serie 12 Colonne.
Edizione limitata a 50 esemplari firmati e numerati. 14/50
Edizioni Superego, Milan, 2008
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Ceramic
Alessandro Mendini, totem "Stoa", Lim. Ed. 10/50, Superego, Milan
By Superego, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Firenze, IT
Alessandro Mendini, totem "Stoa", Ed. Superego, Milan
12 Colonne series
Limited Edition 50 signed and numbered pieces. 10/50
Edizioni Superego, Milan, 2008
Measures : H72...
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Alessandro Mendini Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Ceramic
Vintage Acco Vase by Alessandro Mendini for Venini, Murano 1997
By Alessandro Mendini, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Acco vase by Alessandro Mendini for Venini, Murano 1997
A vintage art glass vase of the Acco series designed in 1988 by Alessandro Mendini for Venini, Venice. White opaque glass with a colorful overlay in red and a clear glass finish. With incised signature 'venini 97 A. Mendini' on the base and company lable on the body. A great example of the 1980s Italian Memphis Design.
In 1921 Paolo Venini and Giacomo Cappellin founded a company that would become world famous. Under the artistic directions of Vittorio Zecchin the Vetri Soffiati Cappellin Venini & C. become the whiz kid of the golden 1920s. Over the decades, countless world-renowned artists like Napoleone Martinuzzi, Carlo Scarpa, Tomaso Buzzi, Fulvio Bianconi, Tuni Zuccheri, Thomas Stearns...
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Alessandro Mendini Recinto Jazz Alessi Bisazza Tray
By Alessi, Alessandro Mendini, Bisazza Vetro
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Alessandro Mendini Recinto Jazz tray collaborated with Bisazza glass mosaic.
Limited numbered edition published in 2000.
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Alessandro Mendini Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Stainless Steel
Soldato Di Vetro Glass and 18k Gold Sculpture by Alessandro Mendini for Venini
By Alessandro Mendini, Venini
Located in murano, IT
"The fine, elongated and ambiguos shape of their eyes on the colored background has them looking thoughtfully at our complicated world. The similar shape of their mounth hints at a w...
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2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Alessandro Mendini Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Gold
Acco Vases by Alessandro Mendini for Venini, Murano Set of Three
By Alessandro Mendini, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A set of three Acco Vases designed in 1988 by Alessandro Mendini for Venini, Venice. White opaque glass with colorful overlays in red, yellow and blue and a clear glass finish. All t...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Alessandro Mendini Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Art Glass, Murano Glass
Contemporary Modern Vase "A" Designed by Alessandro Mendini Edited by Superego
By Alessandro Mendini, Superego
Located in Madrid, ES
Vase "A" made in enameled pottery, designed by Alessandro Mendini. Signed and numbered 22/99 at the base, Italy.
Alessandro Mendini was an Italian designer and architect who played ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Alessandro Mendini Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Pottery
21st Century Alessandro Mendini Stella Tray Murano Glass Teal Blue
By Alessandro Mendini, Purho Murano
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Alessandro Mendini Stella tray Murano glass Teal Blue color.
Designed in 2014, the year in which the collaboration between Alessandro Mendini and Purho began, Stella Lar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Alessandro Mendini Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Murano Glass
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, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Alessandro Mendini Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Brass
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, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Alessandro Mendini Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Brass
Ghidini 1961 Le Ninfee Right 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, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Alessandro Mendini Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Brass
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