Michele De Lucchi`s CV PDF file

Michele De Lucchi
Michele De Lucchi was born in 1951 in Ferrara and graduated in architecture in
Florence. During the period of radical and experimental architecture he was a prominent
figure in movements like Cavart, Alchimia and Memphis. He designed lamps and
furniture for the most known Italian companies, as Artemide, Olivetti, Alias, Unifor.
He realized architectural projects in Italy and worldwide, that include residential,
industrial, corporate and cultural buildings, as well as curating exhibitions for the
Triennale di Milano, Palazzo delle Esposizioni di Roma, the Neues Museum Berlin and
the Galleria d’Italia in Piazza Scala in Milan.
A number of projects for the city of Milan are currently under construction: the pavilions
for Expo 2015 (Padiglione Zero, Expo Center, Intesa Sanpaolo), UniCredit Pavilion in
piazza Gae Aulenti and the installation for the Pietà Rondanini at the Ospedale Spagnolo
at the Castello Sforzesco. For the Salone del Mobile 2015 De Lucchi has created “The
Walk” for Workplace3.0, dedicated to his workspace vision.
In 1990 he founded Produzione Privata, a small-scale production and retail company
through which Michele De Lucchi designed products that are made using dedicated
artisans and craft techniques. From 2004 he has been using a chain saw to sculpt small
wooden houses which create the essentiality of architecture.
In 2003 the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris has acquired a considerable number of
his works. Selections of his products are exhibited in the most important design Museums
in Europe, United States and Japan.
In 2000 he was appointed Officer of Italian Republic by President Ciampi, for services to
design and architecture.
In 2001 he has been nominated Professor at the Design and Art Faculty at the University
in Venice.
In 2006 he received the Honorary Doctorate from Kingston University, for his contribution
to “living quality”.
In 2008 he has been nominated Professor at the Design Faculty of the Politecnico of
Milan and Member of the Accademia Nazionale di San Luca in Rome.

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