Alessandro Mendini, Dieter Sieger, Massimo Giacon

ALESSANDRO MENDINI (Milan, 1931-2019), DIETER SIEGER (Munich, 1938) and MASSIMO GIACON (Padua, 1961).
Four crystal glasses. For Ritzenhoff, 1997.
1 beer glass, 1 shot glass, designed by Alessandro Mendini.
1 shot glass, designed by Dieter Sieger.
1 beer glass, designed by Massimo Giacon.
With 5 coasters for each glass.
All in its original box except one beer glass by Mendini.
Measurements: 25 x 7,5 cm; 11,5 x 1 x 1 x 1 cm; 11,5 x 4 x 4 x 4 cm.

Alessandro Mendini is one of the main personalities of the Italian Radical design movement, as well as an important planner, designer and critic on the Italian scene. Trained at the Polytechnic of Madrid in 1959, his activity was not limited only to architecture, but also excelled in the field of design. His theoretical work was also very important, both with the famous Studio Alchimia and with his brother Francesco, also an architect, with whom he founded the Atelier Mendini (1989). He was director of Casabella (1970-1976) and Domus (1980-1985 and 2010-2011), and founder of the magazines Modo (1977) and Ollo (1988). Mendini collaborated with renowned international brands such as Alessi, Bisazza, Cartier, Hermès, Philips, Swatch and Venini, for which he designed collections of household items, objects and furniture. Also worth mentioning are the Anna G. corkscrew for Alessi (1994) and, in the new century, the luxurious column for Cartier (2002), the Magis Proust armchair for Magis (2011) and the Amuleto lamp (2013) for Ramun.

Dieter Sieger studied architecture at the Werkkunstschule Dortmund and founded, after his examination in 1964, his own architectural office. At first he designed houses, later he created the interiors of sailing and motor yachts, and from 1980 he started his third career with product and stand designs. In 1987 he designed the Giamo bathroom series for Duravit. Sieger optimized the new design concept by using the distinctive shape of the ceramics and the perfectly matched bathroom furniture. In the following years, other successful bathroom series such as Dellarco, Laviellette or Darling were created. Dieter Sieger is one of the most innovative and successful designers in the bathroom segment. In 2003, his two sons took over the company: Michael, the creative director (born 1968) studied industrial design at the University of Essen and product design at the University of Münster. Together with his brother Christian (b. 1965), the director, they continue to develop successful bathroom concepts for Duravit: 2nd floor, Darling New, X-Large and Happy D.2. Sieger Design also creates products for companies such as Arzberg, Dornbracht, Sony or WMF.