Architect. Michele De Lucchi was a prominent figure in the Alchimia and Memphis movements. He designed furniture for many of Italy’s and Europe’s most renowned companies. He served as Director of Design for Olivetti from 1988 to 2002. He completed architectural projects across Italy and internationally, covering cultural, corporate, industrial and residential building typologies. For Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bundesbahn, Enel, Poste Italiane, Hera, Intesa Sanpaolo, UniCredit and other Italian and international banks, he designed working environments and corporate identities. He delivered major hospitality projects in Tbilisi (Georgia), Beijing (China), Rokkō-san (Japan), and various parts of Italy. He designed buildings for cultural venues such as the Triennale di Milano, Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome, the Neues Museum in Berlin and Gallerie d’Italia in Milan.

In 2000, he was appointed Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by President Ciampi. In 2001, he was nominated Professor at IUAV Venice. In 2006, he received an Honorary Doctorate from Kingston University. In 2008, he was nominated Professor at the Design Faculty of Politecnico di Milano and Member of the Accademia Nazionale di San Luca in Rome. In 2018, Michele De Lucchi served as Guest Editor for Domus magazine. In 2022, he received the Compasso d’Oro Career Award. In 2024, he was appointed Academician of the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in Florence and Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture.

Michele De Lucchi is founder and member of AMDL CIRCLE, a creative multidisciplinary studio celebrated for its humanistic driven architecture and design. Since 2018, AMDL CIRCLE has focused on Earth Stations: future shared architectures combining technological advancement with humanistic principles.