Matteo Thun
{{short description|Italian architect and designer}}
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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.
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Early life
Mathäus Antonius Maria Graf von Thun und Hohenstein was born in Bolzano in 1952. He was the eldest son of the Helene Grabmayr von Angerheim and Otmar von Thun-Hohenstein, who were ceramicists and proprietors of Thun Ceramic Workshops, an artisanal ceramic firm based out of the basement of their family's castle, Ansitz Klebenstein. Matteo Thun carries the title of Graf (Count) as a member of the illustrious House of Thun and Hohenstein.{{Cite web |title=what's the thun-web? - Thun-Web |url=https://www.thunweb.com/en?p=biografien&ID=1464 |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=www.thunweb.com}}
Matteo Thun studied at the Salzburg Academy under Oskar Kokoschka and Emilio Vedova. He graduated in 1975 with a degree in architectural studies at the University of Florence.{{Cite web |title=Matteo Thun {{!}} Matteo Thun & Partners |url=https://www.matteothun.com/partners/1/matteo_thun |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=www.matteothun.com |language=en}}
Career
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In 1978 he moved to Milan, met Ettore Sottsass, and in 1981 co-founded Sottsass Associati and the Memphis Group.{{Cite web |title=DESIGN IN MIND: Matteo Thun – Arkitektura Assembly |url=https://assembly.arksf.com/podcast/design-in-mind-matteo-thun |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=assembly.arksf.com}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Designer |url=https://www.gloster.com/en/about/designers/matteo-thun-and-benedetto-fasciana |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=www.gloster.com |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web |last=updated |first=Ali Morris last |date=2015-09-23 |title=Family business: Simon and Leopold Thun launch ceramics residency in South Tyrol |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/art/family-business-peter-and-leopold-thun-launch-ceramics-residency-in-south-tyrol |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=wallpaper.com |language=en}}
Work (selection)
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= Architecture =
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- 1990 – O Sole Mio, prefabricated house system
- 2001 – City Hotel Side, Hamburg
- 2003 – Vigilius Mountain Resort
- 2006 – Hugo Boss Headquarters Switzerland, Coldrerio
- 2008 – Worldwide "Retail System" for Porsche Design
- 2008 – Thun Store, Bolzano{{Cite web |title=Thun Store – Mantova (MN) {{!}} Architettura in Lombardia dal 1945 ad oggi |url=https://www.lombardiabeniculturali.it/architetture900/schede/p3010-00251/?offset=30 |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=www.lombardiabeniculturali.it}}
- 2009 – Holzwerk Schilling Biomass Power Plant
- 2015 – JW Marriott Venice Resort + Spa, Sacca Sessola
- 2017 – Worldwide "Design Standard" for IntercityHotels
- 2017 – Waldhotel Healthy Living at Bürgenstock Resort
= Design =
[https://www.memphis-milano.com Memphis]
- 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{{Cite web |title=Matteo Thun & Partners |url=http://www.matteothun.com/projects |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=www.matteothun.com |language=en}}
= Literature =
[https://portal.dnb.de/opac.htm?method=simpleSearch&query=119136864 The index book]
Recognition
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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.{{CN|date=February 2024}}
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.{{CN|date=February 2024}}
References
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External links
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- {{Official site}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070711122025/http://www.adi-design.org/cdo/cdo.html The ADI Compasso d'Oro site]
- [http://www.sottsass.it/ Ettore Sottsass' site]
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Category:Italian industrial designers
Category:Architects from Milan
Category:Italian furniture designers