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 leading figure in movements such as Cavart, Alchymia and Memphis. De Lucchi has designed furniture for the most famous Italian and European companies such as Artemide, Olivetti, Alias, Unifor, Hermès, Alessi. For Olivetti he was Director of Design from 1992 to 2002 and developed experimental projects for Compaq Computers, Philips, Siemens and Vitra.

In 2000 he was appointed Officer of the Italian Republic by President Ciampi, for design and architecture services. In 2001 he was appointed professor at the Faculty of Design and Arts of the University of Venice. In 2006 he received an honorary doctorate from Kingston University for his contribution to “quality of life”. In 2008 he was appointed Full Professor at the Design Faculty of the Milan Polytechnic and Member of the National Academy of San Luca in Rome.

Selections of its products are exhibited in the most important design museums in Europe, the United States and Japan.