Luca Meda

Italian designer Luca Meda (1936–1998) was a key figure in shaping the identity of Italian industrial design. A graduate of the Brera Art School and the prestigious Hochschule für Gestaltung in Ulm, Meda brought a deep artistic sensibility and rigorous formal logic to his work.

His long-standing collaboration with Molteni&C marked a transformative era, where he designed enduring icons such as the 505 system, Pass, and the Primafila sofa. A master of drawing and sketching, Meda’s work balanced creativity with technical clarity, always grounded in a deep understanding of tradition.

His partnership with Aldo Rossi gave rise to designs like the Piroscafo bookcase and Zim chairs, bridging architecture and furniture. Meda’s legacy lives on in pieces that express simplicity earned through decades of design refinement — poetic, precise, and unmistakably Italian.