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The Sinerpica lamp was produced for Alchymia in 1979, and is one of a series of products by de Lucchi which counter-acted the hi-tech and hard edged appearance of most modern product design. As a lamp it has  limited useful function (i.e. it is not positionable) and is deliberately low tech, with a pastel colour palette not usually used for lighting at the time. \n\nDe Lucchi has described his career as having two sides to it - the first an experimental practice which had its roots in the radical architecture of the 1970s (de Lucchi founded the group Cavart in 1973, and was a member of the group Global Tools, both of which explored design and environment in a conceptual, rather than a consumerist and pragmatic way). The other part of his career has been devoted to industry - both as a long term designer for Olivetti (since 1979) and as a designer-manufacturer himself, principally of lighting. De Lucchi was a close associate of Ettore Sottsass, and his work displays a similar interest in colour, surface decoration and in creating objects that provoke emotional responses.","physicalDescription":"A pink round plinth holds a blue pole around which a green pole is wound holding a small yellow tube for an exposed bulb; none of the elements are flexible hence the light cannot be directed.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"de Lucchi, Michele","id":"A35807"},"association":{"text":"designer","id":"x36960"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Studio Alchimia","id":"A2844"},"association":{"text":"maker","id":"x40240"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"metal","id":"AAT10900"},{"text":"wood","id":"AAT11914"}],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Painted metal and wood","categories":[{"text":"Lighting","id":"THES48925"},{"text":"Interiors","id":"THES48933"},{"text":"Household objects","id":"THES48939"},{"text":"Shekou","id":"THES279777"},{"text":"Values of Design","id":"THES279818"},{"text":"Design Society","id":"THES279819"}],"styles":[{"text":"Post-Modern","id":"AAT22208"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"FWK","id":"THES48597"},"images":["2017JY9122","2017JY9123"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"006","id":"THES341636"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"lamp","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Milan","id":"x29007"},"association":{"text":"designed","id":"x29338"},"note":""},{"place":{"text":"Milan","id":"x29007"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1979","earliest":"1979-01-01","latest":"1979-12-31"},"association":{"text":"designed","id":"x29338"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"73","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Diameter","value":"21","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Taken during first visit of object","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"The Sinerpica lamp was produced for Alchymia in 1979, De Lucchi also produced a series of prototypes for domestic products in a similar manner (a toaster, kettle, iron and others) but these objects were never manufactured.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Lamp, 'Sinerpica' designed by Michele de Lucchi for Studio Alchimia, painted metal, 1979","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"lighting devices","id":"AAT37581"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["W.7-2010"],"accessionNumberNum":"7","accessionNumberPrefix":"W","accessionYear":2010,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2026-01-07","recordCreationDate":"2010-09-06","availableToBook":false}}