Ugo

摘要

Michele De Lucchi oggi potrebbe essere definito come l'erede più rappresentativo di quel processo progettuale che si affermò negli anni Cinquanta e Sessanta in Italia: un processo volgarmente chiamato "Dal cucchiaio alla città" con il quale si identificava l'impegno in una ricerca metodologico/progettuale applicabile a diversi ambiti disciplinari e su diverse scale di intervento. Ma Michele è anche colui che, vestito da militare, si aggirava tra le ceneri della Triennale nel 1973 o partecipava come spettatore/attore alla 'scena' organizzata dalla Global Tools durante il raduno di Firenze nello stesso anno. E, ancora, era l'autore degli oggetti postmoderni esposti in Triennale nel 1979. lo preferisco guardare Michele De Lucchi quando intaglia i ceppi di legno per farne piccole casette e le confronto con le mie, realizzate in ceramica.%Michele De Lucchi could be defined as the most representative heir of a design process that began in the 1950s and '60s in Italy. Popularly referred to as design that ranges "from the spoon to the city," it designates a work method that can be applied to different disciplinary fields and different scales of projects. But Michele is also the one who was seen dressed in military garb wading through the "ashes" of the 1973 Triennale in Milan. He's the one who participated as a spectator and actor in the "scene" organised by Global Tools during its 1973 gathering in Florence. He is also the one who made the postmodern objects on display at the 1979 Triennale di Milano. I prefer watching Michele when he's whittling logs into little wood houses. I compare them with the ones I make in ceramics. I find they have many things in common: a passion for manual craft, the culture of handiwork and artisanship, and the values of design embraced by Gio Ponti: "I believe that every piece of furniture, although it must always be functional (the functions of furniture are diverse; among them is that of being enjoyable), it must engage the imagination of the person designing it and the person seeing it." I also see a fascination with other cultures (his love of the Orient), and a desire to break down certain boundaries (which reminds me of his participation in the latest avant-garde movement, Memphis).