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Matteo Thun (full name Mathäus Antonius Maria Graf von Thun and Hohenstein, 17 June 1952 Bolzano, Italy) is an Italian architect and designer.
Early life edit
Matteo Thun was born in Bolzano in 1952. He was the first son of the South Tyrolean entrepreneurial family Thun (Lene and Otmar von Thun and Hohenstein).
Matteo Thun studied at Salzburg Academy under Oskar Kokoschka. He graduated in 1975 in architectural studies at the University of Florence.
Career edit
In 1978 he moved to Milan, met Ettore Sottsass, and in 1981 co-founded Sottsass Associati and the Memphis Group.[citation needed] In 1984 he founded his own studio and worked for Swatch as art director from 1990 to 1993. From 1983 to 2000 he was professor of design and ceramics at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna.
He founded Matteo Thun & Partners, a multicultural architecture and design studio with headquarters in Milan, Italy and a subsidiary in Munich, Germany. The company operates internationally and develops hospitality, residential, headquarters, retail and urban design projects and master planning. Together with his partner Antonio Rodriguez, the office employs 70 experts from the fields of architecture, design and communication. Thun's wife Susanne has been the trend researcher for the business for 30 years. The couple's two sons work in artistic professions.
Work (selection) edit
Architecture edit
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- 1990 - O Sole Mio, prefabricated house;
- 2001 - Side Hotel;
- 2003 - Vigilius Mountain Resort;
- 2006 - Hugo Boss Headquarters Switzerland;
- 2008 - Porsche Retail;
- 2008 - Thun Store[1]
- 2009 – Holzwerk Schilling Biomass Power Plant;
- 2015 - JW Marriott Venice Resort + Spa;
- 2017 – International Roll-out IntercityHotels;
- 2017 - Waldhotel Medical Health & Excellence.
Design edit
- 1987 - Bulgari watches;
- 1986 - Campari glasses;
- 2001 - Illy Cup - Espresso Cups and Cafe Accessories;
- 2002 - Zucchetti- Bath collections;
- 2005 - Artemide - Lamp Collections;
- 2008 - ZWILLING J. A. Henckels Kitchenware;
- 2011 - Duravit - Bath collections
- 2012 - Venini – Vases;
- 2013 - Geberit - shower toilet;
- 2015 - Klafs - Sauna, Steam;
- 2015 - Axent - shower toilet
- 2017 - Fantini - Bath collections;
Literature edit
Recognition edit
Matteo Thun received several Wallpaper* Magazine Awards, Red Dot Awards, Good Design Awards, IF Product Design Awards and Green Good Design Awards for his Product Designs.[citation needed]
For his Architecture and Interior projects his office was awarded by Green Good Design Architecture, European Hotel Design Award/Architecture + Interior, Hospitality Design Award, MIPIM Award and the Wellness Travel Award.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ "Thun Store - Mantova (MN) | Architettura in Lombardia dal 1945 ad oggi". www.lombardiabeniculturali.it. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
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