Architect Michele De Lucchi, founder of the studio AMDL CIRCLE, has been awarded the title of Officier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Republic. The official ceremony took place on July 8, 2025, in Paris at the Mobilier National, where Hervé Lemoine, president of the institution, presented the medal, highlighting De Lucchi’s role in promoting design culture and fostering artistic dialogue between France and Italy.
This recognition—one of the most prestigious awarded by the French Ministry of Culture—is reserved for individuals who have distinguished themselves in the fields of art, creativity, and cultural promotion. The honor bestowed on De Lucchi celebrates a career that has combined architecture, design, and art with civic engagement, vision, and a strong sense of responsibility.
During the ceremony, De Lucchi expressed his gratitude, stating: “I am especially proud and happy to receive this distinction in such a symbolic place of French culture. This honor is a commitment, and the values it represents fuel my desire to continue contributing, with humility, to the cultural exchanges between France and Italy.”
Through AMDL CIRCLE, the interdisciplinary studio he founded, Michele De Lucchi pursues a design practice that emphasizes architecture’s responsibility in the face of contemporary change. An approach that not only acknowledges ongoing transformations but also seeks to inspire them, envisioning spaces capable of generating culture, awareness, and future.
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