Alessandro Mendini (born in 1931)

Italian designer and architect, he played an important part in the development of Italian design. He also worked, aside from his artistic career, for Casabella, Modo and Domus magazines.

His design has been characterized by his strong interest in mixing different cultures and different forms of expression; he creates graphics, furniture, interiors, paintings and architectures and wrote several articles and books; he is also renowned as an enthusiastic member of jury in architectural competition for young designers, such as the DBEW competition in South Korea or the Braun prize. He also teaches at the University of Milan.

Currently he runs his own practice in Milan, the Atelier Mendini, together with his brother Francesco Mendini.

Venini History : http://www.venini.it/eng/storia.htm