Linea by Alessandro Mendini for Porro
Dezeen Showroom: developed by Italian furniture brand Porro, Linea is a collection of colourful storage units based on rediscovered designs by the late postmodernist Alessandro Mendini. More
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Six designers reimagine traditional Korean mother-of-pearl craft for modern life
Marcel Wanders, Stefano Giovannoni and Elena Salmistraro are among a group of international designers to have put a contemporary spin on the traditional Korean craft of mother-of-pearl inlay, in a collaboration with local artisans. More
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BD Barcelona unveils late architect Alessandro Mendini's final design
BD Barcelona Design has released the final design created by the late architect and designer Alessandro Mendini, who passed away at age 87 earlier this year. More
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Ten designs worth knowing by the late Alessandro Mendini
Following the death of influential Italian architect, designer and theorist Alessandro Mendini this week, here's a look at 10 projects completed across his 60-year career, from the seminal Proust chair to a chequered bus stop. More
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Alessandro Mendini discusses end of ideology in design in exclusive audio interview from 2015
Alessandro Mendini, the Italian designer, theorist and editor who passed away this week, speaks to Dezeen about how design magazines have lost their critical edge in this interview recorded in 2015. More
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Italian designer and theorist Alessandro Mendini dies
Italian architect and designer Alessandro Mendini, famed for designs including the Proust armchair and the Groninger Museum, has passed away aged 87. More
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Alessandro Mendini creates new interior for Appartement N°50 in Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse
Alessandro Mendini has become the latest designer to restyle an apartment in Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse housing block in Marseille, adding colourful totems and Postmodern furnishings (+ slideshow). More
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Rooms – Novel Living Concepts show in Milan presents interior architecture by Italian designers
Milan 2016: a hollow head-shaped chamber by Fabio Novembre and a geometrically decorated "prison" by Alessandro Mendini are presented as conceptual interior spaces at the Rooms – Novel Living Concepts show (+ slideshow). More
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Magis creates Alessandro Mendini's Proust armchair in plastic
Pomo summer: Italian designer Alessandro Mendini's 1978 Proust armchair, one of the most iconic chairs of the last century and a precursor to Postmodern design, was put into production for the first time by furniture brand Magis. More
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There is no more ideology in design, says Alessandro Mendini
Design magazines today have lost their critical edge and are little more than catalogues, according to Italian designer, theorist and editor Alessandro Mendini. More
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Designer cakes by Viktor & Rolf, Studio Job and more served up during Design Miami
Design Miami 2014: cakes by designers including Viktor & Rolf, Studio Job and Alessandro Mendini were displayed and then eaten during an event hosted in Miami this week by New York gallery Chamber. More
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Alessandro Mendini revisits Proust chair for marble exhibition
Milan 2014: Alessandro Mendini recreated his iconic Proust chair in marble for an exhibition of products shown by Italian company Robot City at Ventura Lambrate in Milan. More
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Alessandro Mendini returns to Domus
Dezeenwire: architect Alessandro Mendini returns as editor-in-chief of Domus magazine, 30 years after he first edited the Italian architecture and design title. He is to edit eleven issues, commencing with April 2010. See press release below. More -
16 New Pieces at Galerie Kreo
Galerie Kreo has inaugurated its new gallery space in Paris with an exhibition featuring work by Naoto Fukasawa, Jasper Morrison, Wieki Somers (above) and others. More
