23 September 2020

Tre Primitivi: Alessandro Mendini interprets Alpi

A design with literary imagination, world of art and images, breaking way from the rational, traditional use of colors and materials
The three exclusive pieces of furniture - Qfwfq, Ayl and Luna & Sole - designed by Alessandro Mendini in 2018 for the ALPI exhibition Tre Primitivi, take their names from the protagonists of the Cosmicomic by Italo Calvino, “Without Colors.” Three archaic forms made with the Pointillisme COL and Pointillisme B/N wood by Atelier Mendini with Alex Mocika.
 
Alpi, Aly, Alessandro Mendini
Alpi, Aly, Alessandro Mendini. Photo: Copyright © Alpi S.p.A. 
 
A re-edition of the first wood made by Alpi for the Atelier Mendini in 1991, Pointillisme COL and B/N and re-proposed in two versions, one colored “solar” and one in different shades of grey “lunar”. Polychrome dots and hints of pointillism have been reproduced in the Alpi wood, a product of the company’s sartorial culture which enabled this design to be realized preserving its powdery and intangible character. 
 
Alpi, Luna&Sole, Alessandro Mendini
Alpi, Luna&Sole, Alessandro Mendini. Photo: Copyright © Alpi S.p.A. 
 
The evanescent and immaterial nature of the paintings of pointillists like Paul Signac and George Seurat, and the reflections on color and light in Italo Calvino’s story, have been represented in the exhibition through the archaic monumentality of Alessandro Mendini’s furniture.
 
Alpi, Luna&Sole, Alessandro Mendini
Alpi, Luna&Sole, Alessandro Mendini
Alpi, Luna&Sole, Alessandro Mendini. Photo: Copyright © Alpi S.p.A. 
 
A leader in the production of decorative surfaces in reconstituted veneer, Alpi was the first company to industrialize this manufacturing process: the Alpilignum veneer, made by separating and reassembling a log of real wood, offers countless design approaches and aesthetic results.
 
Alpi, Aly, Alessandro Mendini
Alpi, Aly, Alessandro Mendini. Photo: Copyright © Alpi S.p.A. 
 
A professional partner for large companies in the automotive and yachting sectors, as well as prestigious names in product design, interior architecture and the contract market, Alpi stands out on the worldwide scene for its direct control of the entire supply and production chain, from the timber to the finished product, starting with forestry management. This unique approach is based on major investments in R&D, raw materials of the highest quality, cutting-edge technologies and painstaking bespoke workmanship. The firm provides a guarantee of legal and sustainable origin of the wood, and total product traceability, eco-responsible.
 
Alpi, Qfwfq, Alessandro Mendini
Alpi, Qfwfq, Alessandro Mendini. Photo: Copyright © Alpi S.p.A. 
 
The Tre Primitivi of Alpi designed in 2018 by Alessandro Mendini will be part of the digital edition of Miart 2020, from 23 September to 14 November. In collaboration with Galleria Luisa Delle Piane, the collection of furnishings will be on view at the Schiavo Zoppelli Gallery in Milan.
 
Qfwfq and Luna&Sole part of the Tre Primitivi collection designed by Alessandro Mendini for ALPI in 2018, are present in the exhibition dedicated to the architect “Piccole fantasie quotidiane" (Little daily fantasies) at the Madre Museum in Naples from October 31 2020 to February 1 2021.
 
Edited by Lisa Maria River
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Updated November 2020
 

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