Michele De Lucchi

Ferrara, Italy, 1951

Michele De Lucchi is an architect and a prominent figure associated with the Italian design movements Alchimia and Memphis. He has designed furniture for leading Italian and European companies and served as Director of Design at Olivetti from 1988 to 2002.

His architectural practice spans Italy and international contexts, encompassing cultural, corporate, industrial, and residential projects. He has developed workplaces and corporate environments for major institutions and companies including Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bundesbahn, Enel, Poste Italiane, Hera, Intesa Sanpaolo, and UniCredit. His work in hospitality includes projects in Tbilisi, Beijing, Rokkō-san in Japan, and various locations across Italy.

De Lucchi has also designed buildings and interiors for museums and cultural institutions, including the Triennale di Milano, Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome, Neues Museum in Berlin, and Gallerie d’Italia in Milan. His contributions to architecture and design have been recognized through numerous honors and academic appointments. In 2000, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. He subsequently held professorships at IUAV University of Venice and the Politecnico di Milano, and in 2006 received an Honorary Doctorate from Kingston University. In 2008, he became a member of the Accademia Nazionale di San Luca in Rome.

In 2018, De Lucchi served as Guest Editor of Domus. He received the Compasso d’Oro Career Award in 2022. In 2024, he was appointed an Academician of the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in Florence and was named an Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture.

De Lucchi is the founder and a member of AMDL CIRCLE, a multidisciplinary creative practice dedicated to architecture and design through a humanistic lens. Since 2018, the studio has developed the concept of Earth Stations, envisioning future shared architectures in which technological advancement and humanistic values coexist.