
Alessandro Mendini
Italy — b. 1931-2019
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Biography
Alessandro Mendini is an Italian architect, and was born in Milan in 1931. He has been editor-in-chief of the magazines Casabella, Modo and Domus. Monographs on his personal work and the projects he made in conjunction with the Alchimia group have been published in different languages. Mendini makes design objects, furniture, interiors, paintings, installations and architecture. He produces work with international manufacturers and editors, such as the Galerie kreo in Paris since 2001. He is also a consultant for the image and art direction of companies in Europe as well as the Far East. His theoretic and written work, along with his design work, finds its origin at the crossroads between art, design and architecture...
Alessandro Mendini is an Italian architect, and was born in Milan in 1931. He has been editor-in-chief of the magazines Casabella, Modo and Domus. Monographs on his personal work and the projects he made in conjunction with the Alchimia group have been published in different languages. Mendini makes design objects, furniture, interiors, paintings, installations and architecture. He produces work with international manufacturers and editors, such as the Galerie kreo in Paris since 2001. He is also a consultant for the image and art direction of companies in Europe as well as the Far East. His theoretic and written work, along with his design work, finds its origin at the crossroads between art, design and architecture.
Alessandro Mendini is an honorary member of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. He received the Compasso d’Oro for design (1979 – 1981- 2014). In France, he carries the title of “Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres”. He has received recognition from the Architectural League in New York, and an honorary doctorate degree from the Milan Polytechnic and the École Normale Supérieure de Cachan in France. Mendini is also an honorary professor on the Academic Council at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in China. He has recently received the 2014 European Prize for Architecture from the Chicago Athenaeum , an honorary doctorate degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw and from the KMU- Kookmin University Seoul. His projects are found in museums and private collections around the world.
Photo credits: © Atelier Mendini