#alessandromendini

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Alessandro Mendini, Arredo vestitivo, 1982. Disegno e performane per il negozio Fiorucci di Milano. Courtesy Atelier Mendini, Milano.

[elli-sojung-kim]

Assignment 3: Ask Me Anything outcome

In this project, I focused on how to reflect Mendini’s identity in the magazine.

As Mendini enjoyed decorative and handcrafted things, I decided to make this interview zine into decorative objects.

The die-cutting line enables readers to engage in communication with Mendini.

Each image is related to the question and answer.

1. How do you want to define yourself?

: I chose this iconic corkscrew called ‘Alessandro M’, which resembles him. I put different patterns for expressing his decorative style.

2.Why did you decide to use pointillism for Poltrona di Proust?

: This Proust chair is one of his best-known pieces. I referred to his drawing and exaggerated dot for delivering pointillism more strongly. Also, I put the image of Proust with the referring image of him. He had a strand of hair and mustache. The outline shape is based on Mendini’s other hand drawing. 

3. What does collaboration mean to you?

: I chose the Groninger museum to answer. It is his representative collaborative work. Each section is designed by other designers by Mendini’s direction. If I were him, I told this story for giving clues for the answer.  This part was really hard to express. I was obsessed with putting sentences on the museum illustration, but it interfered with readability. So, I just wrote down under the illustration. I found that I should not be obsessive about my preference for readers.

4. How do you think hopelessly simplified modern products?

: I used his playful lamp and coffee maker. I thought it can deliver his philosophy. It looks simple but has a refined decorative shape. It is more than simplicity.

5. Nowadays, many young designers use I-pad for drawing. Would you like to use I-pad for the next project?

: I referred purely to his drawing on these two pages. I tried to make these two pages giving a sense of his purity and passion for drawing. Also, I didn’t use any colors for these to deliver the mood for a pencil he loved.

In these projects, I could reflect his passion for creation. I want to follow his passion and enjoy creation with my background and new technology. As he did, I will enjoy my future practices!

[bizarrecolumns]

2013 Mary Boone Gallery / Alessandro Mendini + Peter Halley COLORFUL COLUMNS #bizarrecolumns #colorfulcolumns #architecture #archilovers #archiporn #colorfularchitecture #colorful #design #designlovers #designporn #alessandromendini #peterhalley https://www.instagram.com/p/BtyyJVQBHL7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8g4izy088j6n

[jyinspiration]

via :

https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/tables/gueridon/alessandro-mendini-freccia-table-gruppo-alchimia-italy/id-f_13569892/

[worldfoodbooks]

BACK IN THE BOOKSHOP: MEMPHIS : RESEARCH, EXPERIENCES, RESULTS, FAILURES AND SUCCESSES OF NEW DESIGN (1985) • First 1985 printing of the UK hardcover edition of "MEMPHIS: Research, Experiences, Results, Failures and Successes of New Design", by Barbara Radice - arguably the greatest reference book on the work of the Italian Design group Memphis. • Written by Radice, a founding member of the Memphis group (and author of "Ettore Sottsass: A Critical Biography"), and documenting in stunning photography and reproduction the vast array of design work that this group produced across furniture, lighting, interiors, architecture, textiles, glassware, etc., this really feels like THE official Memphis book, embodying their spirit and design aesthetic in book form. • Founded in 1981, the international group of architects and designers, Memphis, shook the design world to its foundations. Based in Italy and led by Ettore Sottsass, it overturned and re-shaped the pre-suppositions on which the production of so-called Modern Design is based. It became the almost mythical symbol of the New Design. Laughing out loud at our culture and at itself, Memphis pulled out all stops when it came to colour, pattern, decoration and ornamentation. It sets out to contribute to the continuing dialogue on pop culture, the avant-garde and design. • This book features the work of Ettore Sottsass, George Sowden, Masanori Umeda, Shiro Kuramata, Nathalie Du Pasquier, Peter Shire, Michele de Lucchi, Matteo Thun, Alessandro Mendini, Andrea Branzi, Gerard Taylor, Michael Graves, Aldo Cibic, George James Sowden, Arquitectonica, Hans Hollein, Marco Zanini, Javier Mariscal, Thomas Bley, Martine Bedin, etc. • Via our website and in the bookshop tomorrow. • #worldfoodbooks #memphismilano #AldoCibic #AlessandroMendini #AndreaBranzi #EttoreSottsass #GeorgeSowden #GerardTaylor #HansHollein #JavierMariscal #MarcoZanini #MartineBedin #MasanoriUmeda #MatteoThun #MichaelGraves #MicheledeLucchi #NathalieDuPasquier #PeterShire #ShiroKuramata #ThomasBley (at WORLD FOOD BOOKS)

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Alessandro Mendini, Gorilla, Gorilla Beringei, 1973. Fotomontaggio per la copertina di Casabella.  Courtesy Atelier Mendini, Milano.

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Alessandro Mendini, Casella no. 400, 1975. Courtesy Atelier Mendini, Milano.

[stillucestore]

Progettata da Studio Nizzoli Associati, Goletta rappresenta uno dei primi esempi di utilizzo di materiali plastici da parte di Stilnovo.

Questa lampada da parete e soffitto ha una forma svasata e una struttura interna unica che crea un effetto tridimensionale. Il riflettore a cerchi piramidali concentrici controlla efficacemente l'emissione luminosa. Grazie al kit modulare, è possibile assemblare diverse lampade per creare composizioni uniche.

Realizzata in ABS o PMMA, con un riflettore in alluminio lucidato, Goletta offre una finitura durevole ed elegante. I colori vivaci riflettono lo spirito "pop" di Stilnovo, rendendo Goletta la scelta ideale per chi cerca una fonte di luce funzionale, originale e scenografica.

La Casa comincia dalla Luce.