PAO Floor Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, Italy 1990's

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PAO Floor Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, Italy 1990's

About the Item

Satin-finished glass base,ebonized wood stem and opaline soffito glass diffuser. This oval shaped shade allows a nice warm light to emit, gently diffused through the white glass. The structure that holds the screen has some wear, it can be seen in the photographs Matteo Thun was born in Bolzano in 1952 as the first son of the South Tyrolean entrepreneurial family Thun (Lene and Otmar von Thun and Hohenstein), his younger brother Peter took over the management of Thun AG in 1978. Matteo Thun studied at the Salzburg Academy under Oskar Kokoschka and graduated in 1975 from his 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, whose art director he was 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 has been developing hospitality, residential, headquarters, retail and urban design projects and master planning for more than 20 years. 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 and the couple’s two sons have also picked up artistic professions.

Dimensions:
Height: 187 in (474.98 cm)Width: 43 in (109.22 cm)Depth: 25 in (63.5 cm)
Power Source:
Plug-in
Voltage:
220-240v
Lampshade:
Included
Style:
Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Glass,Metal,Wood
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
1990-1999
Date of Manufacture:
Circa 1990
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. The structure that holds the screen has some wear, it can be seen in the photographs.
Seller Location:
Barcelona, ES
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU4859235391592