Michele De Lucchi
Born in 1951, architect-designer Michele De Lucchi is synonymous with experimental Italian design. Opposed to the over abundance of superficial products, he also rejected the notion of function as the supreme principle of design. A former member of the radical design group, Studio Alchimia, and later the Memphis Group, he designed Post-modern furniture, accessories, and laminates while there.
Later in his career he turned to increasingly industrial products, and developed some of his most famous pieces of lighting with Artemide including his Tolomeo, Castore and Dioscuri lamps. Today, his work is a model of high-design that most designers hope to attain.