MICHELE DE LUCCHI
(Ferrara, Italy, 1951)
Michele De Lucchi is an Italian designer and architect. In 1975 he graduated in Architecture from the University of Florence, where from 1975 to 1977 he worked as an assistant to Adolfo Natalini, the founder of Superstudio. Between the late ’70s and ’80s he was a leading figure in Radical Architecture, and participated in the leading Italian design movements of the time; he was also one of the co-founders of the Memphis Group, with which he collaborated from 1981 to 1987. De Lucchi’s projects at the time were carried out in collaboration with numerous Italian and European furniture brands. In 1990 he founded the Produzione Privata experimental workshop with the aim of combining an experimental approach with traditional techniques and craftsmanship. He has curated numerous art and design exhibitions and designed museum buildings such as the Triennale di Milano, the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome and the Neues Museum in Berlin. He has carried out several projects for the city of Milan, including pavilions for Expo 2015, the UniCredit Pavilion in Piazza Gae Aulenti, and the setting up of the Pietà Rondanini at Castello Sforzesco. He teaches at the Faculty of Design of the Politecnico di Milano and is a member of the Accademia Nazionale di San Luca in Rome.
SELECTED WORKS
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Ideographic architectures
Michele De Lucchi
Ideographic architectures, 2023
Lithograph by Edizioni Lithos. Edition 16/20
55 x 75 cm -
Ideographic architectures
Michele De Lucchi
Ideographic architectures, 2023
Lithograph by Edizioni Lithos. Edition 16/20
55 x 75 cm -
House with dormers
Michele De Lucchi
House with dormers, 2022
Tempera and white pencil on paper.
29.7 x 42 cm -
House with dormers
Michele De Lucchi
House with dormers, 2022
Tempera and white pencil on paper.
29.7 x 42 cm -
Ideographic architectures
Michele De Lucchi
Ideographic architectures, 2023
Lithograph by Edizioni Lithos. Edition 16/20
55 x 75 cm -
Pavilion with legs
Michele De Lucchi
Pavilion with legs, 2024
Tempera, vinyl paint, white pencil and paper on wooden board.
23.5 x 30 cm -
House with dormers
Michele De Lucchi
House with dormers, 2024
Tempera, vinyl paint, white pencil and paper on wooden board.
20 x 30 cm -
Cultivation Station
Michele De Lucchi
Cultivation Station, 2024
Tempera, vinyl paint, white pencil and paper on wooden board.
20 x 30 cm -
House with dormers
Michele De Lucchi
House with dormers, 2024
Tempera, vinyl paint, white pencil and paper on wooden board.
22 x 30 cm -
Cultivation Station
Michele De Lucchi
Cultivation Station, 2024
Tempera, vinyl paint, white pencil and paper on wooden board.
20 x 30 cm -
House with dormers
Michele De Lucchi
House with dormers, 2024
Tempera, vinyl paint, white pencil and paper on wooden board.
30 x 40 cm -
House with dormers
Michele De Lucchi
House with dormers, 2024
Tempera, vinyl paint, white pencil and paper on wooden board. Background by Ottorino De Lucchi.
40 x 50 cm -
House with dormers
Michele De Lucchi
House with dormers, 2024
Tempera, vinyl paint, white pencil and paper on wooden board. Background by Ottorino De Lucchi.
40 x 50 cm -
House with dormers
Michele De Lucchi
House with dormers, 2024
Tempera, vinyl paint, white pencil and paper on wooden board. Background by Ottorino De Lucchi.
40 x 50 cm -
House with dormers
Michele De Lucchi
House with dormers, 2024
Tempera, vinyl paint, white pencil and paper on wooden board. Background by Ottorino De Lucchi.
40 x 50 cm -
House with dormers
Michele De Lucchi
House with dormers, 2024
Tempera, vinyl paint, white pencil and paper on wooden board.
21 x 25.5 cm -
Cultivation Station
Michele De Lucchi
Cultivation Station, 2024
Tempera, vinyl paint, white pencil and paper on wooden board. Background by Ottorino De Lucchi.
40 x 50 cm -
Pavilion with legs
Michele De Lucchi
Pavilion with legs, 2024
Tempera, vinyl paint, white pencil and paper on wooden board.
20.5 x 25.5 cm -
Pavilion with legs
Michele De Lucchi
Pavilion with legs, 2024
Tempera, vinyl paint, white pencil and paper on wooden board.
29.5 x 39.5 cm -
Pavilion with legs 500
Michele De Lucchi
Pavilion with legs 500, 2024
Cedar wood and vinyl colour
20 x 20 x 28.5 cm -
Bronze stone 1
Michele De Lucchi
Bronze stone 1, 2024
Bronze. Edition of 3.
32 x 20 x 20 cm -
Bronze stone 2
Michele De Lucchi
Bronze stone 2, 2024
Bronze. Edition of 3.
26 x 8 x 26 cm -
Pavilion with legs 501
Michele De Lucchi
Pavilion with legs 501, 2024
Cedar wood and vinyl colour
16 x 23.8 x 21.5 cm -
Pavilion with legs 502
Michele De Lucchi
Pavilion with legs 502, 2024
Cedar wood and vinyl colour
17 x 24 x 19.5 cm -
House with dormers 503
Michele De Lucchi
House with dormers 503, 2024
Sapelli mahogany wood, vinyl colour and white pencil.
21.5 x 21.5 x 20 cm -
House with dormers 505
Michele De Lucchi
House with dormers 505, 2024
Cedar wood, vinyl colour and white pencil
17 x 32 x 25.5 cm -
House with dormers 506
Michele De Lucchi
House with dormers 506, 2024
Cedar wood, vinyl colour and white pencil.
17 x 30 x 23.5 cm -
House with dormers 504
Michele De Lucchi
House with dormers 504, 2024
Sapelli mahogany wood, vinyl colour and white pencil.
21 x 21 x 22 cm -
Bronze stone 3
Michele De Lucchi
Bronze stone 3, 2024
Bronze. Edition of 3.
38 x 19.5 x 25 cm -
Polar
Michele De Lucchi
Polar, 1984
Collection: Memphis Milano
Low coffee table made of lacquered wood and covered with decorative laminate
W 70, D 35, H 40 cm -
Fuji, Arata Isozaki
Arata Isozaki
Fuji (left, blue and yellow), 1981
Collection: Memphis Milano
Lacquered and screen-printed wooden cabinet with inner drawers topped with mirror.
W 36, D 36, H 73/113 cm -
First, Michele de Lucchi
Michele De Lucchi
First, 1983
Collection: Memphis Milano
Chair in lacquered wood, coated metal frame
W 59, D 50, H 90 cm -
Michele De Lucchi image6
Michele De Lucchi
Scarlet, 1985
Collection: Memphis Milano
Furniture in plastic laminate and metal -
Michele De Lucchi image4
Michele De Lucchi
Oceanic, 1981
Collection: Memphis Milano
Table lamp in metal. Bulb E27, 60W.
H 75 cm -
Michele De Lucchi image3
Michele De Lucchi
Kristall, 1981
Collection: Memphis Milano
End table in plastic laminate, lacquered wood and metal
W 50, D 63, H 65 cm -
Michele De Lucchi image2
Michele De Lucchi
Fortune, 1982
Collection: Memphis Milano
W 180, D 80, H 73 cm -
Michele De Lucchi image1
Michele De Lucchi
Flamingo, 1984
Collection: Memphis Milano
End table in plastic laminate and lacquered wood
W 35, D 50, H 90 cm