KRISTALL

In the ranks of the great Memphis classics, Kristall – with its vaguely zoomorphic look, like a head, a body and paws – was the first (in 1981) of four small tables, together with Polar and Flamingo (produced in 1984) utilizing the same colors, motifs, materials and forms, assembled in different configurations.

Designed in 1981 by Michele De Lucchi, Kristall is an eccentric service table in lacquered wood, clad in decorative laminate with parts in coated metal. It features a round yellow top connected to a box-like body faced with the “Fantastic” pattern created by the same designer. The structure and legs are in blue coated metal. 

Kristall takes its cue from the excursion module of the Apollo XI mission: it seems to be poised to land on the moon, inside your living room. It is part of the Fond National d’Art Contemporaine in France, and is included in the collection of the National Museum of Modern Art of Centre Pompidou in Paris.

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.

L 50, D 63, H 65 cm; 9 Kg