Alessandro Mendini Fidenza Vetraria Table Lamp mod. Cubosfera, 60s

From the late 70s Alessandro Mendini was among the renewers of Italian design, both as a theoretical intellectual and as an influential member of the Alchimia group. He then worked for numerous companies such as Alessi, Venini, Bisazza, Cartier, Hermès, Vacheron Constantin, Supreme NYC, Swatch, Swarovski, etc.
His furniture is also well known ans exhibited in several permanent collections such as the Triennale Design Museum and the Catanzaro Museum of Arts.
Alessandro Mendini has received numerous international awards, including the Italian industrial design award Compasso d'Oro in 1979.He edited many architecture magazines including Domus, Casabella and Modo, which he founded.
In 1989 he founded Atelier Mendini together with his brother.
Here we have a very peculiar table lamp in molded glass model Cubosfera, realized in 1968 for Fidenza Vetraria.
Published in:
- Domus numero 467, ottobre 1968, p. 35;
- R. Rinaldi, Alessandro Mendini. Progetto Infelice, Ricerche Design Editrice, 1983, p. 49.
Good condition, fully original.
The light can be rewired for US standards upon request.
We recommend a wooden crate for shipping as this item is very fragile.