Michele De Lucchi
born 1951 Ferrara, Italy
1969-75 | studied architecture in Ferrara and at the Florence Art College |
1973 | established the Cavart group |
1976-77 | assistant in the Department of Architecture at the University of Florence |
1976 | set up the Architetture e altri Piaceri studio in Florence |
1977 | moved to Milan |
1979 | design consultant for Olivetti |
1980 | participated in the group Studio Alchimia |
1981 | cofounder of Memphis |
1983 | presented a prefabricated house at the Milan Triennial |
1986 | established Solid, a group of young designers in Milan; along with Giancarlo Fassina designed the “Tolomeo” lamp |
as of 1986 | instructor at the Domus Academy in Milan; designed office and apartment buildings |
1987 | taught at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan |
1990 | founds Produzione Privata” for the design of products based on handicraft techniques |
1991 | won the competition to redesign the Deutsche Bank branch offices |
1991-93 | participated in the “Citizen Office” project for the Vitra Design Museum |
1992-2002 | design director of the company Olivetti |
2002 | honoured by the Italian Republic for his contributions to design and architecture |
since 2001 | professor at the IUAV in Venice |
2006 | honorary doctorate from Kingston University for his contributions to quality of life |
since 2008 | professor at the Politecnico Milan and member of Accademia Nazionale di San Luca in Rome |
Until the eighties, Michele De Lucchi was involved in experiments in the area of ‘New Design’; today, he is one of Italy’s most successful architects, theorists, and industrial designers. |