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Alessandro Mendini is famous for his designs and writings. 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. His work is included in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, among others. Explore a collection of Alessandro Mendini furniture on 1stDibs.
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20th Century, Alessandro Mendini Pair of Wall Lights mod. Cubosfera
By Alessandro Mendini, Fidenza Vetraria
Located in Turin, Turin
From the late 70s Alessandro Mendini was among the renewers of Italian design, both as a theoretical intellectual and as an influential member of the Alchimia group. He then worked f...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Rare Set of 3 “Cubosfera” Wall Lights by Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria
By Alessandro Mendini, Fidenza Vetraria
Located in Brescia, Brescia
Extremely rare set of three Cubosfera wall lights designed by Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria in the 1960s — iconic sculptural objects that sit at the intersection of art, gl...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Agrilo Console Table by Alessandro Mendini
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Doral, FL
Agrilo Console Table by Alessandro Mendini for Zanotta Edizioni
1984
Mod. 7400
Signed original. Frame in black lacquered wood. Hand-decorated edge in blue and green. Feet in silver-p...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Console Tables
Materials
Silver
Coffe Table Ollo by Alessandro Mendini For Alchimia
By Alessandro Mendini, Studio Alchimia
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
tavolo basso della Collezione Ollo
Legno laccato.
Edizione Alchimia, 1988 ca.
Bibliography:
Clémence e Didier Krzentowski, The Complete Designer's Lights II, Jrp Ringier Kunstverlag...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
“Cubosfera” Pair Table Lamps by Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria, 1960s
By Fidenza Vetraria, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Brescia, Brescia
Illuminate your space with iconic mid-century charm embodied in this remarkable pair of Cubosfera table lamps, designed by the legendary Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria in th...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Alessandro Mendini wall lights. Set of nine
By Fidenza Vetraria, Alessandro Mendini
Located in London, GB
Rare set of 9 'Cubosfera' wall lights by Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria. Italy c1960
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Vintage 1960s Italian Minimalist Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
