Series of 6 chairs " FIRST " by MICHELE DE LUCCHI for MEMPHIS MILANO, 1983 edition

Rare series of 6 chairs "first" by michele de lucchi for memphis milano in 1983. Comfort provided by a backrest judiciously mounted on a flexible ball head (seat height: 46cm). Very nice general condition, some claws on the armrests (see photo) but we are currently remedying it... Note that only one chair is stamped "memphis milano made in italia". Notice to the avant-garde! The memphis group is a revolutionary design and architecture movement. Founded in milan by ettore sottsass in 1980, its members included michele de lucchi, matteo thun, marco zanini, aldo cibic, andrea branzi, shiro kuramata, michael graves, peter shire, javier mariscal, barbara radice, martine bedin, george j. Sowden, masanori umeda and nathalie du pasquier. Memphis opens up more to fashion and the international art movements of the moment such as anti-design (pop art occurring earlier). Introducing a wide range of colors, pattern, the use of laminate in furniture and, more generally, new shapes in furniture, lighting or table elements. The band disbanded in 1988... Michele de lucchi (1951, ferrara, italy) is an italian designer and architect known for his membership in the memphis group, a movement that influenced design in the 1980s. He studied in padua and then at the university of florence under adolfo natalini, where he graduated in 1975. In 1973, he founded the design and architecture group cavart which promoted radical design. In 1978 he worked in kartell's design studio in milan, where he met ettore sottsass and participated in the first memphis exhibition. In 1979 he designed a large number of post-modernist prototypes with radical forms for domestic use. One of de lucchi's best-known creations is the first chair, produced from 1983. It is composed of a tubular steel frame and the seat, backrest and armrests.

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