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

Bolzano Bolzano ( ; ; or ) is the capital city of South Tyrol (officially the province of Bolzano), Northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third largest in historical Tyrol. The ...

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) is an Italian

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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

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and

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. He graduated in 1975 with a degree in architectural studies at the

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Career

In 1978 he moved to Milan, met

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, and in 1981 co-founded Sottsass Associati and the Memphis Group. In 1984 he founded his own studio and worked for

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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,

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* 2008 – Worldwide "Retail System" for

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* 2008 – Thun Store, Bolzano * 2009 – Holzwerk Schilling Biomass Power Plant * 2015 – JW Marriott Venice Resort + Spa,

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* 2017 – Worldwide "Design Standard" for IntercityHotels * 2017 – Waldhotel Healthy Living at

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Design

Memphis
* 1987 –

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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 Duravit AG, founded in 1817 and headquartered in Hornberg, Germany, is primarily a manufacturer of porcelain bathroom fittings. In recent years, the company has diversified its scope to include other products. History Founded as a small earthe ...

Bath collections * 2012 –

Venini Venini were a British artrock band, featuring members of Pulp and Ladytron, who were active between the years 1998 and 2001. History Guitarist and violinist Russell Senior left Pulp in 1997 and began writing and demoing songs with vocalist/ly ...

Vases * 2013 –

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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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