Michele De Lucca ( Italian: Michele De Lucchi ; born November 8, 1951) - Italian architect
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Biography
Born in Ferrara. He studied architecture at the University of Florence under the supervision of Adolfo Natalini ( it. ).
In 1973 he organized the architectural and design group Cavart , which became the leader of Italian radical design . He participated in the activities of Studio Alchimia ( English ) and Memphis ( it. ).
He moved to the Kartell studio in Milan, specializing in the production of plastic furniture. He met and began to collaborate with Ettore Sottsassom .
He advised, then was the art director at Olivetti , the author of the design of several computer models.
Since the 1990s, she has been working in her own design studio Produzione Privata in Milan.
He teaches at the Technical University of Milan , professor.
Since December 2017 - Director of Domus Magazine ( it. ).
Has a twin brother.
Industrial Design
Michele de Lucca is known for many works in industrial design . The most famous of them are:
- First Chair for Memphis (1983)
- Tolomeo table lamp ( Eng. ) for Artemide ( it. , 1986), collaboration with Giancarlo Fassina, received the Compasso d'oro ( it. ) award in 1989
- Castore LED lamp for Artemide (2003), 2004 Compasso d'oro Award
- Noto fluorescent lamp for Artemide (2008)
- Vegan table for Riva 1920 (2009), co-authored by David Agnelli (Davide Angeli)
- Exortence Corten Steel Bookstore for De Castelli (2010).
Architectural work
- Peace Bridge in Tbilisi [2]
- Presidential Palace in Tbilisi
- Palace of Justice in Batumi
- Hotel "Medea" in Batumi
Awards
The Golden Compass (1989) for the Tolomeo lamp
Sayings
In response to the question of what is good and bad done in the past
“Good - we let the designers do whatever they please. Bad - we let the designers do whatever they want. ”
Bibliography
- “My beautiful and terrible customers” [3]