Author: Buck, Alex
Title: Matteo Thun (Designer Monographs).
Description: Berlin : Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag fur Architektur und technische Wissenschaften, 1993. Hardcover. Dustjacket. 144 pp.- Matteo Thun was one of the founders of Sottsass Associati, an architectural and designing studio in Milan. In 1981, he co-founded the Memphis Group, which quickly gained an international reputation for its revolutionary and impressive designs. Subsequent to these illustrious beginnings, Thun opened up his own studio in Milan where he is engaged in industrial design, architecture, interior decorating and corporate design for about 100 companies worldwide. Among these are AEG, Phillips, Martin Stoll and Campari. In 1990 he began his work as creative director at Swatch. Thun has cultivated the art of designing anonymous mass products for industry. His designs are characterized by the juxtaposition of levity and gravity, style and jest, content and facade. This is a study of his work.German & English text. Condition : very good. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : very good. ISBN 9783433025475.

Keywords: ART, design