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Studio Alchimia

Italian post-radical design group

Studio Alchimia was a post-radical avant-garde group founded in Milan in 1976 by Alessandro Guerriero and his sister Adriana with the stated mission of "materializing a non-existent thing into being."2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1976Founded1
  • HeadquartersMilan1

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Studio Alchimia was a post-radical avant-garde group founded in Milan in 1976 by Alessandro Guerriero and his sister Adriana with the stated mission of "materializing a non-existent thing into being."2

The story

Founded by Alessandro Guerriero in 1976.1

Studio Alchimia was an interdisciplinary and multiform group whose activities included seminars, production of experimental video, clothing design, theatrical set design, product design, decorative arts, performance art, and architecture. Alchimia presented their first group of furniture in the exhibition "Bau.Haus uno" in 1978. "Bau.Haus uno" included work by Ettore Sottsass Jr., Alessandro Mendini, Andrea Branzi, Trix & Robert Haussmann, U.F.O., Michele De Lucchi and Paola Navone. Alchimia's 1980 exhibition "Bau.Haus due" included textile work by Daniela Puppa.

Studio Alchimia's core membership included the designers Alessandro Guerriero, Alessandro Mendini, Bruno Gregori Giorgio Gregori, Arturo Reboldi, Pier Carlo Bontempi and Carla Ceccariglia. The Studio was organized by Adriana Guerriero-Reali, Tina Corti and Donatella Biffi. On the website Alchimia Milano you can find a list of all people who worked at or with Alchimia.

From Wikipedia’s article on Studio Alchimia, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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Timeline

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