Interview Alessandro Mendini

Creators
Publication date 01-05-2019
Description Art conservators Tirza Mol and Sanneke Stigter talk with Alessandro Mendini and his brother Francesco Mendini about the drawer cabinet 'Nigritella Nigra' (1993) from the Museum Market furniture series, produced by Design Gallery Milano. The production process, techniques and materials used are discussed in light of the idea of the design. The aim is to gain more insight into the relation between the work's concept and its current physical condition to inform decision-making for the conservation and presentation of the artwork as part of the Rijksmuseum collection.
Publisher Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)
Organisations
  • Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR) - Amsterdam School for Heritage, Memory and Material Culture (AHM)
Document type Dataset
Related dataset Thematische collectie: Interviews in Conservation Research
Related publication Investigating the colourful world of Alessandro Mendini: Perserving <i>Nigritella Nigra</i>, a unique chest of drawers decorated with grease crayon drawings 
DOI https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-zhc-ueqe
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