This is a sculpture, cabinet and beautiful design
from the great Alessandro Medini. Mendini was
a radical designer who influenced architecture
and design in Italy and on a global scale, bringing
colour and exciting forms into buildings such
as the Groninger Museum in The Netherlands
and the iconic Proust armchair, which blended a
baroque form with multicoloured hand-painted
pointillist dots. BD was inspired by his concept of
the “neoartesanado postindustrial” (new post-
industrial crafted art) and worked alongside
him in the 80s. His last design, the Cristallo, was
for BD. The freestanding piece has a veneered
sycamore wood finish in its interior, fitted with
shelving in its compartments. The exterior has a
glossy finish and is multicoloured, with a graphic
print of a white trophy forming the facade of the
piece. The form stretches from its sturdy base
into two outstretched arms, rising like a trophy.
Cristallo
ALESSANDRO MENDINI
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