Alessandro MENDINI Vase RARE 1992 Tendentse Alessi 100 MAKE - UP (Sottsass Era)
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:20526740 | Modified Item: No |
| Handmade: No | Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany |
100% Make-Up collection vase, 1992Project Concept & Form: Alessandro MendiniDecor: Salcido Javier Perez-Gil (Mexico)Manufactured by Tendentse / AlessiCovered vase, porcelain, 15” highExcellent / original condition / original boxFrom a numbered edition of 100 examples of this decor. Marked under base, as shown in photo.
Alessandro Mendini is most widely known for his design works with Alchimia, Memphis Milano, Zanotta, Alessi and Swatch.
US shipping $25, signature required upo...n deliveryInternational bidders welcome; buyer responsible for any customs, duty, VAT or import tax applied by destination country
Beginning in 1990, Alessandro Mendini spear headed a project in collaboration with Alessi called 100% Make Up – La Fabbrica Estetica. The idea was simple: to create a system of 100 vases, by 100 designers, each in 100 copies, to result in a parade of 10, 000 similar objects varying only in their décor. The curated decorators were from various backgrounds, from fashion designers to musicians, and included some of the most notable creative thinkers of the time: Ettore Sottsass, Brian Eno, Robert Venturi, Philippe Starck, among others.
Alessandro Mendini is most widely known for his design works with Alchimia, Memphis Milano, Zanotta, Alessi and Swatch.
US shipping $25, signature required upo...n deliveryInternational bidders welcome; buyer responsible for any customs, duty, VAT or import tax applied by destination country
Beginning in 1990, Alessandro Mendini spear headed a project in collaboration with Alessi called 100% Make Up – La Fabbrica Estetica. The idea was simple: to create a system of 100 vases, by 100 designers, each in 100 copies, to result in a parade of 10, 000 similar objects varying only in their décor. The curated decorators were from various backgrounds, from fashion designers to musicians, and included some of the most notable creative thinkers of the time: Ettore Sottsass, Brian Eno, Robert Venturi, Philippe Starck, among others.
