POLAR

A project by Michele De Lucchi for Memphis in 1984, Polar reflects the distinctive features of Memphis design. Irony, ambiguity and bright colors make this small table an icon of our time. 

Polar is an intriguing game of visual ambiguity. The low table in lacquered wood clad in decorative laminate is composed of a yellow top – made of two circles set on a black and white base – playing with the cylindrical support in blue lacquer that ensures structural stability.

One of the great Memphis classics, Polar is a table, like Kristall and Flamingo, that uses the same colors, motifs, materials and forms assembled in different ways.

Michele De Lucchi is an Italian designer and architect. In 1975, he graduated in Architecture from the University of Florence, where from 1975 to 1977 he worked as an assistant to Adolfo Natalini, founder of Superstudio. Between the late 1970s and the 1980s, he was a leading figure in Radical Architecture and participated in the most important Italian design movements of the time. He was a co-founder of Memphis, with which he collaborated from 1981 to 1987. De Lucchi's numerous award-winning projects are created in collaboration with renowned Italian and international furniture brands. In 1990, he founded Produzione Privata with the aim of combining an experimental approach with traditional artisanal techniques and processes. He has curated numerous art and design exhibitions and designed museum buildings such as the Triennale di Milano, the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome, and the Neues Museum in Berlin.

W 70, D 35, H 40 cm; 8 Kg