Pulcina was designed by Michele De Lucchi at Chioso, his private studio on the shores of Lake Maggiore, which was once a large chicken coop. "Lots of chickens, hens, roosters and chicks. They all died of an epidemic the year I was born, which allows me to say that the only chicken that survived is me," jokes the designer, who was actually inspired by the morphology of mountains for this innovative coffee maker: its stepped surface is reminiscent of contour lines, imaginary lines that are always closed and are used to represent relief in maps and technical drawings.
Michele De Lucchi
Born in Ferrara in 1951. He has been a protagonist of uncompromising architecture and radical design since the 1970s. He has designed buildings for well-known companies and executed architectural projects all over the world: from industrial buildings to cultural centres. His design language balances functionality and poetry and combines essential shapes, natural materials and a craftsman's approach that combines innovation and tradition. He is the founder of AMDL CIRCLE, a multidisciplinary studio with a humanistic approach to design, and has received several prestigious awards, including the Compasso d'Oro for his life's work. His works are exhibited in the most important international museums.
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