Matteo Thun (full name Mathäus Antonius Maria Graf von Thun and Hohenstein, 17 June 1952

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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

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(Count) as a member of the illustrious House of Thun and Hohenstein. 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

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Career

In 1978 he moved to Milan, met Ettore Sottsass, and in 1981 co-founded Sottsass Associati and the Memphis Group. 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

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. He founded Matteo Thun & Partners, a multicultural architecture and design studio with headquarters in

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, 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)

Architecture

* 1990 – O Sole Mio, prefabricated house system * 2001 – City Hotel Side,

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* 2003 – Vigilius Mountain Resort * 2006 –

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Headquarters Switzerland, Coldrerio * 2008 – Worldwide "Retail System" for Porsche Design * 2008 – Thun Store, Bolzano * 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

Memphis
* 1987 – Bulgari watches * 1986 –

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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

The index book

Recognition

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. 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.

References

External links

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Ettore Sottsass' site
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