Cetonia
Chest of drawers.
Signed original. Lacquered wood frame with hand-painted polychrome decoration. Handles in natural anodised aluminum. Drawer interiors in grey lacquered wood.
About Designer | |
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Alessandro Mendini |
Architect
Alessandro Mendini was born in Milan in 1931. He has directed the magazines
Casabella, Modo and Domus. Monographs on his own work and his projects with the
Alchimia group have been published in different languages. His focus is on
objects, furniture, concept interiors, paintings, installations and
architecture. International collaborations include Alessi, Philips, Cartier,
Swatch, Hermès and Venini. Alessandro Mendini is design and image
consultant to different kinds of companies, also in the Far East. He is an
honorary member of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. In 1979
and 1981 he was awarded the Compasso d'Oro of design; in France he carries the
title of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres; he is the recipient of an honorary
title from the Architectural League of New York and was awarded an honorary
doctorate degree from the Milan Polytechnic. At the Universität für angewandte Kunst in Vienna, Mendini has worked as
professor of design. He is an honorary professor at the Academic Council of
Gangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in China. His work is featured in many museums
and private collections. With his brother Francesco Mendini, he opened Atelier
Mendini in Milan in 1989, designing the Alessi factory in Omegna; the new
Olympic pool in Trieste; a series of subway stops in Naples; the refurbishment
of the Naples City Hall, the Byblos Art Hotel Villa Amistà in
Verona, Italy; a tower in Hiroshima, Japan; the Groninger Museum in Holland; a
district of Lugano, Switzerland; the Madsack office building in Hanover, a
commercial building in Lörrach, Germany and other buildings in Europe and the
USA. |