Mendini e Casciani, per gentile concessione
Great Portable Utopias
Alessandro Mendini by Stefano Casciani. An Artistic Biography
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In this book by Casciani, published by Phaidon and in Italy by Rizzoli, Alessandro Mendini's long intellectual journey through utopias and the arts is outlined for the first time in a personal, scientific and yet romantic biography. From his family "Casa La Vita" to the provocations of Radical Design, from the great museums of the world to the streets of the working-class neighborhoods of Naples, Casciani's writing and memories, plus the richest iconography evoke the soul and work of the most generous among Italian design intellectuals.
Speakers
Stefano Casciani, author of the volume
Alberto Alessi, industrialist who with Mendini gave new life and meaning to Italian design
Loredana Parmesani, scholar who curated anthologies of his writings
Giannino Malossi, a keen-eyed writer on the contradictions of design
Fulvia ed Elisa di Mendini, Mendini's daughters who oversee his cultural legacy
Nina Bassoli, curator for Architecture, urban regeneration and cities, Triennale Milano
Stefano Casciani, writer and designer, has shared artistic and critical experiences with Mendini since 1979, from the magazine Domus and exhibitions with Studio Alchimia and Zanotta, to various books published over the years about his work.
Alberto Alessi, president of ALESSI spa: guru of the new Italian design industry, has regarded Mendini as his most important mentor about culture and practice of industrial design since 1978.
Loredana Parmesani, art historian and critic, analyzed Mendini's writing in two anthologies of his texts.
Giannino Malossi, author of books and curator of exhibitions on fashion and design, participated in the 1980s in the Research on Decoration promoted by Mendini at Domus.
Fulvia ed Elisa Mendini, Alessandro Mendini's archive: they oversee and curate the documentation and communication.
Nina Bassoli, curator for Architecture, urban regeneration and cities, Triennale Milano, and curator of Milano Arch Week 2025.
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Parte di: Milano Arch Week 2025
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