Thursday, November 28, 2024

Artist of the Day, November 28, 2024: Matteo Thun, an Italian architect and product designer. (#2169)

 Matteo Thun (full name Mathäus Antonius Maria Graf von Thun and Hohenstein)(1952) is an Italian architect and designer.

Matteo Thun was born in Bolzano. 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. Matteo Thun carries the title of Graf (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 University of Florence.

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 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.

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Matteo Thun
Laurum marinus, teapot and coffeepot, 1982
Client: Alessio Sarri Ceramiche

Tray collection, 1986
Client: WMF
Coffee Pots collection, Walking, 2987
Client: WMF
Tableware collection, Fantasia, 1989
Client: Arzberg
Sunglasses collection, Spectacles, 1991
Client: Silhouette
Vase collection, Cariatidi, 2000
Client: Tiffany & Co.
Bathtub, La Vasca, 2001
Client: Rapsel
PLUVIAE, 2002
client: Rapsel
PLUVIAE, 2002
client: Rapsel
Thermos collection, 2002
Client: Caldissima
Watches collection, 2003
Stool, Tam Tam, 2004
Client: Magis
Bio Power Station, 2009 Schwendi Germany
Cookware, Olymp. 2009
Client: Zwilling
Lighting collection, Arba, 2009
Client: Belux
Lighting collection, Arba, 2009
Client: Belux
Bathroom complements, Senso, 2010
Client: I-Radium
Installation, 2010 Alcantara Design Museum
Luxury rooms and suites, Hotel & Spa Iadera, 2012
Capri collection, 2017
Client: Very Wood
Knives collection, Dragon, 2018
Client: Zwilling
Knives collection, Dragon, 2018
Client: Zwilling
Handmade Ceramics 7x7, 2019
Client: Post Design
Lighting collection, Firefly in the sky, 2019
Client: Panzeri
Bathroom fittings collection, 2022
Client: Zucchetti 
Bathroom fittings collection, 2022
Client: Zucchetti
Lounge collection, Allaperto Bistrò, 2023
Client: Ethimo
Bathroom Collection, Navia, 2024
Client: Jaquar
Foglie, 2024
Client: Alimonti Milano
Foglie, 2024
Client: Alimonti Milano
Seadeck Series, 2024
 Client: Azimut
Seadeck Series, 2024
 Client; Azimut
Seadeck Series, 2024
Client; Azimut

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