Mr. Mendini, left, and Alberto Alessi, owner of the housewares manufacturer Alessi, at the Neue Sammlung design museum in Munich in 2010. Mr.

Alberto Alessi talks to WWD about the company's upcoming installation and how this family-run business welcomed the world's top designers into the fold.

The Italian designer Alessandro Mendini died last week at the age of 87. His work reminds us that everyday objects can be a source of joy.

Alessandro Mendini, one of Italy’s most influential and exuberant designers, died at home in Milan Monday afternoon. He was 87. A staunch exponent of the Italian Radical Design movement, Mendini ...

Fulvia Mendini is the daughter of Alessandro Mendini, who died in 2019. In April, Alberto Alessi, the grandson of Alessi founder Giovanni Alessi, unveiled the brand’s refresh at Milan Design Week .

So his recent tour of the U.S. was a challenge, with hordes of Alessi groupies rushing forward with cameras, business cards, and portfolios after every talk, eager to make contact with the man who ...

MILAN — Alessi may be marking its 100th anniversary, ... The Anna G. corkscrew by Alessandro Mendini for Alessi. - Credit: courtesy of Alessi. courtesy of Alessi. Sign up for WWD's Newsletter.

The whimsical Alessi bird whistle tea kettle, designed by architect Michael Graves in 1985, is the company's best-selling item of all time. Courtesy of Alessi, design by Michael Graves Tiny ...

“Alessi today is the result of the collaborations we have done with so many design minds, like Sottsass, Starck, Mendini and Castiglioni. Each of them has left an important mark and contributed ...

Designed by Alessandro Mendini and Annalisa Margarini for Alessi, this parrot corkscrew comes in four different colors, fits in your pocket, and is darn cute. Plus: it is, technically a Pulltaps.

Mendini’s interests extended to architecture as well, and as Domus noted in his biography, he “designed the Groninger Museum (1988-1994, 2010) the Alessi factories and the Omegna Museum-Forum ...