Alessandro Mendini
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architect
designer
furniture designer
human
industrial designer
interior designer
postmodern designer
theorist
Alessandro Mendini was an influential Italian designer, architect, and theorist known for his postmodern, playful, and highly expressive approach to furniture, objects, and interiors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alessandro Mendini canonical | 2 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architect
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designer ⓘ furniture designer ⓘ human ⓘ industrial designer ⓘ interior designer ⓘ postmodern designer ⓘ theorist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Compasso d’Oro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Alessi
NERFINISHED
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Bisazza NERFINISHED ⓘ Kartell NERFINISHED ⓘ Swarovski NERFINISHED ⓘ Vitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-08-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-02-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Politecnico di Milano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Mendini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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design ⓘ theory of design ⓘ |
| founded | Atelier Mendini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Alessandro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary product designers
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postmodern architects ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Italian Radical Design movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expressive use of color and ornament
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playful furniture design ⓘ postmodern design ⓘ radical design experimentation ⓘ |
| movement |
Postmodernism
NERFINISHED
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Radical design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Alessandro Mendini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alessi corkscrews
NERFINISHED
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Alessi kitchenware designs NERFINISHED ⓘ Groninger Museum interior design NERFINISHED ⓘ Proust armchair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
architect
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artist ⓘ critic ⓘ designer ⓘ theorist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
editor-in-chief of Casabella
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editor-in-chief of Domus ⓘ |
| style |
colorful
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decorative ⓘ highly expressive ⓘ playful ⓘ |
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