Signed model iron-heater – Michele De Lucchi

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Michele De Lucchi
Signed model iron-heater

Design 1979. Manufactured by Girmi. Color-lacquered wood, electrical cable, plug. 14 x 36 x 12 cm. Inscribed with original signature and dedication on the underside.

In preparation for the Triennale in Milano, Michele de Lucchi designed twelve of these household appliances in 1979. These models were produced by Girmi in very limited numbers and presented in various exhibitions.
'Provocations. Design from Italy. A Myth Takes New Paths'. Deutscher Werkbund Niedersachsen + Bremen eV, January - February 1982 in the Orangerie Hannover-Herrenhausen.

'Michele de Lucchi a Friendly Image for the Electronic Age', Tilburg 1985.

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Reserve price: 1,200 €

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16. May 2026 at 11:00 AM CEST

Literature:

Hans Renders, Michele de Lucchi 1978-1985 (A friendly image for the electronic age), Tilburg 1985, n.p. Barbara Radice, Memphis Gesicht und Geschichte eines neuen Stils, Munich 1988, ill. p. 22.

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Michele De LucchiSigned model iron-heater

Michele De Lucchi
Signed model iron-heater