Alessandro Mendini

Alessandro Mendini (1931–2019) is one of the leading figures in modern Italian design. He shaped the magazine Domus, won the Compasso d'Oro and was one of the driving forces behind Alchimia and the Memphis movement. He designed the Groninger Museum in Groningen and directed the series of electric household appliances that Philips produced with Alessi in the 1990s. At Alessi he brought in large names such as Sapper, Graves and others who played an important role in defining the face of Alessi.