Matteo Thun

Matteo Thun (Mathäus Antonius Maria Graf von Thun and Hohenstein, 17 June 1952 Bolzano, Italy) is an Italian architect and designer.

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.

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.

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 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. The couple's two sons work in artistic professions.

Work (selection)

Architecture

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 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 – 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

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.