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Matteo Thun, Italy (*1952)

186 products of 22 manufacturers.
Matteo Thun was born in Bolzano, Italy, in 1952, studied at the Salzburg Academy under Oskar Kokoschka, took his degree in architecture in Florence in 1975 with Adolfo Natalini and moved to Milan in 1978, where he met and started working with Ettore Sottsass.

In 1981, he was a co-founder of the Memphis group, the design movement that so shaped events in the eighties. The next year, the Vienna Academy for Applied Arts appointed him to the chair in product design and ceramics. Leaving Memphis, he founded the Studio Matteo Thun in Milan in 1984 and served as Creative Director with Swatch in 1990-93.

Matteo Thun has won the ADI Compasso d’Oro Award for design excellence three times and was shortlisted again for the Girly product line for Catalano in 2004. His Side Hotel in Hamburg was chosen as Hotel of the Year in 2001, the Vigilius mountain resort won the Wallpaper Design Award in 2004 and the Radisson SAS Frankfurt was chosen as the “best hotel opened in the year” in the Worldwide Hospitality Awards in 2005.

Matteo Thun designed the new look for the façade of the Palazzo del Cinema during 61st, 62nd and 63rd editions of the Venice Film Festival, in September 2004/05/06. He was inducted into the Interior Hall of Fame in New York in December 2004 and is a member of RIBA, the Royal Association of British Architects.
Products
Artemide: Laguna table lamp @ Stylepark
http://www.stylepark.com/en/artemide/laguna-table-lamp?ref=designer_view
Artemide
Laguna table lamp
Matteo Thun
Antonio Rodriguez
 
Artemide: Laguna ceiling lamp @ Stylepark
http://www.stylepark.com/en/artemide/laguna-ceiling-lamp?ref=designer_view
Artemide
Laguna ceiling lamp
Matteo Thun
Antonio Rodriguez
 
Artemide: Laguna floor lamp @ Stylepark
http://www.stylepark.com/en/artemide/laguna-floor-lamp?ref=designer_view
Artemide
Laguna floor lamp
Matteo Thun
Antonio Rodriguez
 
Artemide: Laguna pendant lamp @ Stylepark
http://www.stylepark.com/en/artemide/laguna-pendant-lamp?ref=designer_view
Artemide
Laguna pendant lamp
Matteo Thun
Antonio Rodriguez
 
Object Carpet: Eden Roc @ Stylepark
http://www.stylepark.com/en/object-carpet/eden-roc?ref=designer_view
Object Carpet
Eden Roc
Antonio Rodriguez
Matteo Thun
 
Object Carpet: Ritz @ Stylepark
http://www.stylepark.com/en/object-carpet/ritz?ref=designer_view
Object Carpet
Ritz
Antonio Rodriguez
Matteo Thun
 
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Articles
The kitchen is a blissful place –<br>imm Cologne Part 3

The kitchen is a blissful place –
imm Cologne Part 3

The imm cologne furniture fair is currently making a comeback, not just thanks to efforts being made to once again provide dedicated labels and manufacturers with a sophisticated platform, but also because of its grand new kitchen show, "Living Kitchen". While experienced trade fair visitors may have wondered what the name referred to ("the kitchen is alive" or perhaps "living the kitchen"?) one thing is clear: Kitchens are the new hot topic that electrifies professional visitors and the general public alike.

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9/11 also destroyed design

9/11 also destroyed design

Every morning I have my tea from a cup that he designed. The favourite hotel of a friend of mine originated in his work. Matteo Thun is undoubtedly one of the great designers of our time. For Parador, he created several floor designs. We talked with the architect about the tactile appeal of wood and the decline of design.

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Sconfine range of luminaires by Matteo Thun

Sconfine range of luminaires by Matteo Thun

With the Sconfine range of luminaires produced in collaboration with the Italian designer Matteo Thun, Zumtobel presents a new series of wall, ceiling and pendent luminaires. Sconfine luminaires interact with light and the room itself to give the room a completely different appearance.

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