"Proust" Armchair
Designed by Alessandro Mendini, Italian, born 1931. Made by Atelier Mendini, Milan, Italy, 1989 - present.
Geography:
Made in Milan, Italy, Europe
Date:
Designed 1978; made 1998-1999Medium:
Painted wood, painted upholsteryDimensions:
42 1/2 x 40 x 40 inches (108 x 101.6 x 101.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
2000-118-1Credit Line:
Gift (by exchange) of Mrs. Adolph G. Rosengarten, 2000
Made in Milan, Italy, Europe
Date:
Designed 1978; made 1998-1999Medium:
Painted wood, painted upholsteryDimensions:
42 1/2 x 40 x 40 inches (108 x 101.6 x 101.6 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:2000-118-1Credit Line:
Gift (by exchange) of Mrs. Adolph G. Rosengarten, 2000
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chair [x] collab [x] colorful [x] contemporary [x] design collection [x] mendini [x] modern [x] painted furniture [x] rainbow [x]Alessandro Mendini was a member of Studio Alchimia (founded 1976), a group of experimental Italian designers who rejected the strict principles of modernism, and embraced ornament, symbolism and craftsmanship. For the "Proust" armchair Mendini selected a ready-made Rococo revival chair and had it hand-painted with Pointillist brushstrokes derived from a painting by nineteenth-century French painter Paul Signac. The pattern consumes the generous, scrolling form of the chair, covering both the upholstery and the carved woodwork.
