Alessandro Mendini 

Alessandro Mendini, born August 16, 1931 in Milan is an Italian architect and designer. He played an important role in the development of Italian design. He also worked outside of his artistic career for Casabella, Modo and Domus magazines.

Its design was characterized by his interest in mixing different cultures and different forms of expressio...

Alessandro Mendini, born August 16, 1931 in Milan is an Italian architect and designer. He played an important role in the development of Italian design. He also worked outside of his artistic career for Casabella, Modo and Domus magazines.

Its design was characterized by his interest in mixing different cultures and different forms of expression; it creates graphics, furniture, interiors, paintings and architecture and has written several articles and books; it is also recognized as an enthusiastic member of the architectural competition jury for young designers. He also teaches at the University of Milan.

Mendini graduated from Politecnico di Milano in 1959 with a degree in architecture and worked as a designer Marcello Nizzoli. He was the editor of a magazine in 1980 and 1985 has changed the landscape of modern design excellence by works of postmodernism, as Proust Armchair and the Groninger Museum. Like the works of the Renaissance expressed human values and sensitivities, Mendini has helped to get into the heart of the design of these "values" and "sensitivities" that were overshadowed by commercialism and functionalism. It collaborates with international brands including Cartier, Hermes, and Swarovski.

His work in product design was influential in the sense that it has pushed the boundaries of what could be produced. A notable example is the 1974 Lassú chair, chair, built on top of a pyramid structure, which gives up conventional notions of function. Mendini was addressing domestic object as a conduit for spirituality, an idea reinforced by his ritualized burning chair, photographed for placement on the cover of Casabella in 1975.