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Obj. No. 090-L-055-01
Oceanic Lamp, Michele De Lucchi, Memphis Milano, 1981
Metal, 75×90×10 cm
2350 Euro
The Oceanic Lamp, reminiscent of the stylised silhouette of a sea monster, is one of the cult objects and collectors’ items of the famous Memphis Group, which revolutionized the creative and commercial structure of design in the 1980s. The Oceanic Lamp consists of a rectangular base in pink lacquered metal from which three slanted black and white striped rods rise. A rectangular yellow diffuser is attached to the largest of these rods, a switch is attached to the middle one and the power cable comes out of the third.
De Lucchi has been an influential voice in the international design scene from the 1980s. During his time as a student, he collaborated with Cavart, a group of like-minded radical designers in Padua, and later joined Studio Alchimia in Milan at the invitation of architect-designer Ettore Sottsass. Alongside Ettore Sottsass, Martine Bedin, Andrea Branzi, Aldo Cibic, Hans Hollein, Arata Isozaki, Shiro Kuramata, Javier Mariscal, Alessandro Mendini, Luciano Paccagnella, Nathalie du Pasquier, Barbara Radice, George Sowden, Matteo Thun, and Marco Zanini Michele de Lucchi was one of the co-founders of the Memphis collective in 1981.
In Contrast to the strict, purist functionalism of the Bauhaus movement the Memphis group created pieces in clashing, bold color combinations and surprising, conceptually-driven shapes, considering symbols of anti-design and nouveau design. Their objects are an expression of boundless creativity, free from the restrictions dictated by industry and market laws.
The lamp is in perfect condition.
Obj. No. 090-L-055-01
Oceanic Lamp,
Michele De Lucchi,
Memphis Milano, 1981
Metal, 75×90×10 cm
Available (1)
· 2350 Euro
The Oceanic Lamp, reminiscent of the stylised silhouette of a sea monster, is one of the cult objects and collectors’ items of the famous Memphis Group, which revolutionized the creative and commercial structure of design in the 1980s. The Oceanic Lamp consists of a rectangular base in pink lacquered metal from which three slanted black and white striped rods rise. A rectangular yellow diffuser is attached to the largest of these rods, a switch is attached to the middle one and the power cable comes out of the third.
De Lucchi has been an influential voice in the international design scene from the 1980s. During his time as a student, he collaborated with Cavart, a group of like-minded radical designers in Padua, and later joined Studio Alchimia in Milan at the invitation of architect-designer Ettore Sottsass. Alongside Ettore Sottsass, Martine Bedin, Andrea Branzi, Aldo Cibic, Hans Hollein, Arata Isozaki, Shiro Kuramata, Javier Mariscal, Alessandro Mendini, Luciano Paccagnella, Nathalie du Pasquier, Barbara Radice, George Sowden, Matteo Thun, and Marco Zanini Michele de Lucchi was one of the co-founders of the Memphis collective in 1981.
In Contrast to the strict, purist functionalism of the Bauhaus movement the Memphis group created pieces in clashing, bold color combinations and surprising, conceptually-driven shapes, considering symbols of anti-design and nouveau design. Their objects are an expression of boundless creativity, free from the restrictions dictated by industry and market laws.
The lamp is in perfect condition.