We work across so many different disciplines so everything we do has a different context and we like to bring many new references and inputs to a project. Our research is in the form of drawing, studying changes in modes of living…
Ikebana: Japanese flower arranging art dating back to the 15th century. Art form that reinterprets the beauties of nature with an elegant aesthetic understanding. the art of flower arranging Basically, we must have love and respect for nature as well as a…
There is nothing more enjoyable than creating a classical garden by arranging only materials that could be found in the natural world. There is no greater joy for me than expressing Japanese aesthetics and values in a limited space and experiencing first-hand…
My parents were farmers in the Marne Valley. I spent my childhood with my twin sister and two brothers in a small village of 80 people in the Marne department. Design came straightforwardly from what I learned at the Higher school of…
When I opened my studio in the early 80ies I was working, as many architects in Italy, from spoon to city, from micro to macro. Eversince, this has not changed. Today, after having founded Matteo Thun + Partners in 2001 with my…