The partnership of Roberto Lucci and Paolo Orlandini began in 1968. Since then they have designed over 340 products which are regularly manufactured and sold in large quantities. In chair design Lucci-Orlandini's score is a total production of more than 3,500,000. Among their designs, there are many masterpieces for famous global office furniture corporations such as Mascagni, Narbutas, Ora-acciaio, Knoll, Biesse, Calligaris, Lamm-Thonet USA, Versteel etc.
Both Lucci and Orlandini have lectured on design in many universitied in Australia,Belgium,Brazil,Colombia,Italy,New Zealand,Switzerland,U.S.A. Their designs are in the design collection of the Museum Of Modern Art,New York; at the Centre National D'art Contemporain of the Louvre,Paris; at the Museum Of Contemporary Art; Chicago and have been exhibited at the Milano Triennale; at the Museum Of Art And Industry In Hamburg; at the Grand Palais in Paris; at the La Jolla Museum Of Contemporary Art;California; at the Chicago Athenaeum.
In the designs of Lucci and Orlandini simplicityy is the most remarkable feature. Simplicitymeans designing simple technical solutions that make the product both economical and reliable. It also means designing with an eye to the manufacturing problems. Flexibility is another important characteristic; products are desgned with the planned potential to change and develop, following the market demands and evolution.
