{"id":7337,"date":"2019-03-13T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T08:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/?p=7337"},"modified":"2020-01-19T19:50:01","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T19:50:01","slug":"alessandro-mendini-tribute-legend-contemporary-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/alessandro-mendini-tribute-legend-contemporary-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Alessandro Mendini: Tribute to a Legend of Contemporary Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

2019 has been a year of huge losses for the contemporary art and design field. Alessandro Mendini<\/b><\/em><\/u> (16 August 1931, Milan \u2013 18 February 2019, Milan) was a talented Italian designer<\/strong> and architect. He played an important role in the evolution of Italian, Postmodern, and Radical design. He worked not only as an artist, but also for the magazines Casabella<\/strong><\/i><\/a>, Modo<\/i><\/a><\/strong> and Domus<\/i><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cK2 Sofa\u201d by Alessandro Mendini. Is is was idealized and made especially for A Lot Of is derived from a new interpretation of the Kandissi Sofa, from 1979. The dimensions underwent alterations, as well as some shapes and proportions. It was thought for a serial production and features different and new mateials: Lacquer, Amazonian wood and polyethylene. Photo: \u00a9archiexpo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Chairs (1983) by Alessandro Mendini. Made of laminated wood. Photo: \u00a9iCollector<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

His unique designs<\/strong> were marked by his intense interest in merging different cultures<\/strong> and diverse forms of expression<\/strong>. He created graphics<\/strong>, furniture<\/strong>, interiors<\/strong>, paintings<\/strong> and architecture<\/strong> and even wrote several articles and books. He was well-known as an enthusiastic jury\u2019s member in architectural competitions for young designers<\/strong>. He also taught at the University of Milan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cGroninger Museum\u201d (1994) by Alessandro Mendini. Photo: \u00a9Heather Tucker<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cChaise Longue Alex\u201d by Alessandro Mendini. Photo: \u00a9Cambi Auction House<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Mendini graduated from Politecnico di Milano in 1959 with a degree in architecture and worked as a designer with Marcello Nizzoli<\/strong>. He was the editor-in-chief of Domus<\/i> magazine from 1979 to 1985 and changed the scenery of modern design through his iconic postmodernism\u2019s works, such as the Proust Armchair<\/strong> and the Groninger Museum<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cProust Armchair\u201d by Alessandro Mendini. Made of rotational-moulded polyethylene. Photo: \u00a9Jane Richards Interiors<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Armchair with hand-carved and hand-painted wooden frame, upholstered with fixed multicolor fabric matching the base colors. This armchair is the reincarnation of one of the historic pieces of contemporary Italian design. Photo: \u00a9archiexpo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Just as works of the Renaissance period expressed human values and feelings, Mendini contributed to bringing into the heart of design those \u201cmorals\u201d and \u201csensibilities\u201d which were eclipsed by commercialism and functionalism. He collaborated with leading international brands<\/strong> including Cartier<\/strong><\/a>, Hermes<\/strong><\/a>, Swarovski<\/strong><\/a>, Venini<\/strong><\/a>, and Supreme<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCavallino\u201d (2010) by Alessandro Mendini. Photo: \u00a9Klatmagazine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cPappera Side Table\u201d by Alessandro Mendini. Made out of injected alluminum in the shape of a goose, the piece has a glass top. Photo: \u00a9archiexpo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

His endless dedication and passion lasted until his death in 2019, he worked at his own workshop in Milan, the Atelier Mendini<\/strong><\/a> with his younger brother Francesco Mendini<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCetonia\u201d (1980s) chest of drawers by Alessandro Mendini. Made of wood. Photo: \u00a9Design Market<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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