Furniture Magis Sofas, Armchairs And Poufs | Magis Proust Armchair, For Indoor And Outdoor Use.

It’S Difficult To Resist Proust, A Romantic, Baroque Armchair With Great Visual Impact. A Splendid Work Of Re Design Carried Out By Alessandro Mendini For Magis Design. It Is Completely Made Of Polyethylene And Available In Wonderful Monochromatic Or Multicolor Colours. The Timeless Charm Of Proust Makes It Ideal For Furnishing A Large Indoor Environment As Well As A Garden, A Private Terrace Or The Elegant Outdoor Area Of A Lounge Bar.Dimensions Cm: L 104 Xp 90 Xh 105Design Alessandro Mendiniarchitect, Designer And Artist, Alessandro Mendini He Was Born In Milan In 1931. In 1959 He Graduated In Architecture And The Nizzoli Associati Studio Was His First Place Of Work. In 1970 He Abandoned Architectural Design To Dedicate Himself To Journalism Specializing In Architecture And Design. He Directed The Magazine Casabella From 1970 To 1976 And The Following Year He Founded Modo Which He Guided Until 1979. It Was Giò Ponti Who Handed Him Over The Editorship Of Domus That Same Year, A Position Which He Continued Until 1985. After 25 Years, Since March 2010 He Has Taken Over The Editorship Of The Magazine For A Period. In The 1970S Mendini Took Part In Most Of The Radical Design Experiences That Came To Light In This Period. In 1973 He Was Among The Founders Of Global Tools, A Group That Is Part Of Counterdesign And Strongly Opposes Tradition. In 1979 He Joined Studio Alchimia, Which Aims To Create Objects With References To Popular Culture And Kitsch, Outside Of Industrial Production And Their Functionality. In 1989 He Opened The Mendini Atelier In Milan With His Brother Francesco. He Creates Objects, Furniture, Environments, Paintings, Installations And Architecture. He Collaborates With International Companies Such As Magis, Alessi, Philips, Cartier, Bisazza, Swatch, Hermès, Venini And Is A Consultant For Various Industries, Including In The Far East, For The Formulation Of Their Image And Design Problems. He Has Been A Professor Of Design At The Hochschule Für Angewandte Kunst In Vienna And Is An Honorary Professor At The Academic Council Of Guangzhou Academy Of Fine Arts In China. He Has Organized Various Exhibitions And Seminars In Italy And Abroad And His Works Can Be Found In Various Museums Around The World. With The Atelier Mendini He Has Operated In Various Countries, Designing, Among Other Things, The Alessi Factories In Omegna, The New Olympic Swimming Pool In Trieste, A Tower In Hiroshima In Japan; The Groningen Museum In Holland And Other Buildings In Europe And The United States. In Korea, Atelier Mendini Designed The Headquarters Of The Milan Triennale In Incheon, And Seoul Develops Various Architectural, Interior And Design Works. In 2014 He Was Awarded His Third Compasso D’Oro For His Career, The European Prize For Architecture 2014 In Chicago And The Honorary Degree From The Academy Of Fine Arts Of Wroclaw In Poland.