02/05/2026
Plans for the weekend? We took a stroll to the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art to visit the Alessandro Mendini exhibition, now showing until 10th May. The show celebrates the designers exuberant and playful aesthetic, bringing together 50 key works from his extraordinary career, spanning furniture, lighting, textiles and product design. Mendini personified barware with the Alessandro and Anna G corkscrews designed for Alessi, a collection underpinned by his philosophy of “treating objects as if they were human beings, I make them smile”. Mendini became a leading voice in Italian postmodernism, collaborating with global design brands and heading up the editorial team at Domus magazine.