Matteo Thun
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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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The Early Years
Famous architect and designer, Matteo Thun was born in 1952 in Bolzano, Italy. He studied at the Salzburg Academy with the supervision of Oskar Kokoschka. He then obtained a degree in architecture in Florence, Italy, in 1975. In 1978 he moved to Milan, starting to work with Ettore Sottsass.
The Memphis Group
In 1981, he was one of the co-founders of the Memphis Group, the design movement that so shaped events in the eighties. The following year, he was appointed the chair in product design and ceramics by the Vienna Academy for Applied Arts.
In 1984 he founded his Studio, in Milan, Italy. Between 1990 and 1993, he worked as the Creative Director at Swatch.
The Companies
Matteo Thun, among others, has worked for Artemide, Catalano, Driade, Illy, Philips Electronics, Fontana Arte, Missoni, Porsche Design, VitrA, Villeroy&Boch, Zucchetti.
The Work
- Watches for Bulgari und Swatch;
- Glaces for Campari,
- Espresso-Cup for Illy, Lavazza, Hausbrandt and Meinl;
- Lightning systems for AEG, Zumtobel, Flos and Artemide;
- Acoustic Panel "Pannello" for Ruckstuhl.
The Awards
Thun obtained three times the prestigious ADI Compasso d'Oro Award for design excellence.
In 2001, the 'Side Hotel' he designed in Hamburg was selected as Hotel of the Year. In 2004, the 'Vigilius Mountain Resort' won the Wallpaper Design Award while in 2005 the 'Radisson SAS' in Frankfurt became the 'best hotel opened in the year' in the Worldwide Hospitality Awards.
In 2004, December, Matteo Thun was chosen for the 'Interior Hall of Fame' in New York. He has also become a member of RIBA, the 'Royal Association of British Architec
