What Matteo Thun & Partners does

Matteo Thun & Partners is an Italy-headquartered architecture and interior design firm founded by Matteo Thun, co-founder of The Memphis Group (1981), operating from Milan with a regional office in Munich, Germany. The firm employs 51-100 architects and designers and delivers integrated services across architecture, interior design, lighting design, and landscape design for hospitality, residential, workplace, retail, and public-space projects.

The firm's portfolio is anchored in luxury hospitality (Fairmont, JW Marriott, The Langham, Falkensteiner, Leading Hotels of the World members, Vigilius Mountain Resort, Chiemgauhof Lakeside Retreat) and high-end residential (Mulini Mandelli Treviso), with notable projects emphasizing sustainable, heritage-adapted design such as the JW Marriott Venice resort spanning 20 restored buildings and the earth-sheltered Fairmont Château Basin Glacial Waters at Lake Louise. Beyond commissions, the firm runs a product design licensing business collaborating with manufacturers including Azimut Yachts (Seadeck Series), Florim (SensiTerre, SensiEtna, SensiColore, Sensi tile collections), Cassina Custom Interiors, Object Carpet (Mediterraneo), and Venini (Alla Morandi Murano Glass), generating royalties on furniture, surfaces, carpets, bathroom fittings, and glassware sold globally.

Revenue is generated through two streams: project-based professional services fees on multi-year architecture and design commissions, and licensing royalties from designed products distributed through manufacturer partners. The firm has no external institutional investment or parent company, operating as an independent founder-led studio across Matteo Thun & Partners S.r.l. (Italy), Matteo Thun Milano GmbH (Germany), and Matteo Thun Design - Rodriguez (Italy). Its go-to-market relies on direct client relationships, design media visibility (Wallpaper*, AD, Domus, Elle Decor, Forbes, NYT), and presence at industry events including Milan Design Week and Homo Faber Venice.

Name

Matteo Thun & Partners

Legal name

Matteo Thun & Partners S.r.l.

Website

https://matteothun.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Matteo Thun & Partners is a Milan-headquartered architecture and interior design firm founded by Memphis Group co-founder Matteo Thun, serving luxury hospitality, residential, and product-manufacturing clients with integrated design services and a global licensing portfolio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture & Interior Design Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141), Architectural Services (54131), Industrial Design Services (541420)

akta.pro primary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Exhibition, Retail & Experiential Design (BPAHAKAL), Industrial/Product & Furniture Design (BPAHAKAM)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Interior design
• Hospitality design
• Product design licensing
• Sustainable architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional services revenue from architectural design, interior design, master planning, and design consultancy for hospitality, residential, and commercial projects. Fees are typically project-based commissions.
2. Product Design Licensing: Licensing royalties from designed products including furniture, bathroom fittings, surfaces, and accessories for manufacturers such as Azimut Yachts, Florim, Cassina, and various European design brands.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Matteo Thun & Partners is a multidisciplinary architecture and design studio delivering architecture, interior design, lighting design, and landscape design services for residential, hospitality, and commercial projects globally. The firm also designs furniture, surface, lighting, bathroom, carpet, and glass products that are licensed to manufacturers such as Florim, Object Carpet, Azimut Yachts, Cassina, Venini, and Vorwerk. Services are commissioned directly by enterprise clients and delivered under a "Conscious Design" philosophy emphasizing sustainability, heritage adaptation, and human-centered spatial experience.

Product overview

Matteo Thun & Partners is an architecture and interior design firm offering comprehensive services including architecture, interior design, lighting design, landscape design, masterplanning, and styling. The firm's portfolio spans residential, hospitality, workplace, retail, and public space projects globally. Additionally, the firm collaborates with manufacturers on design collections including furniture (Desiree, Effebiquattro), surfaces (Florim tile collections, Object Carpet), bathroom fittings (Jaquar), lighting (Jaquar Laguna), and glassworks (Venini), representing a distinct product line alongside their service offerings. Projects range from award-winning mountain resorts and thermal spas to yacht interiors and residential developments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Matteo Thun & Antonio Rodriguez: Collaborative design partnership between Matteo Thun and Antonio Rodriguez for various projects and collections.

Products and services

• Architecture Design Services Full-service architectural design for residential, hospitality, workplace, retail, and public space projects, including masterplanning, concept development, and creative direction. Delivered to enterprise clients including hotel groups, real estate developers, and private clients.
• Interior Design Services Interior design spanning hospitality venues, residential units, food & beverage spaces, and workplace environments with emphasis on local heritage and craftsmanship.
• Lighting Design Services Lighting design services integrated with architectural and interior design projects for hospitality, residential, and spa environments.
• Landscape Design Services Landscape architecture and design services for resort, residential, and hospitality projects that integrate built and natural environments.
• Florim SensiTerre Collection Clay-based ceramic tile collection licensed to Florim, translating traditional pottery know-how into contemporary architecture. Winner of the 2025 Wallpaper* Design Award, Green Good Design Award, Archiproducts Design Award, and ADI Design Index.
• Florim SensiEtna Collection Surface collection licensed to Florim that combines reclaimed lava stone with recycled glass to create tactile, sustainable materials inspired by the volcanic landscape of Mount Etna.
• Florim SensiColore Collection Ceramic tile collection for surfaces and accessories, designed for Florim as part of the Sensi product family.
• Object Carpet Mediterraneo Collection Waste-free indoor/outdoor carpet collection licensed to Object Carpet, made from recycled plastic waste with four patterns (Riviera, Malta, Elba, Corfu). Awarded the 2024 Sch\u00f6ner Wohnen Award.
• Azimut Yachts Seadeck Series Interior Design Interior design for the Azimut Yachts Seadeck series, focused on ecological innovation, natural and recycled materials, and openness for an immersive sea experience.
• Luuunga Bench for Cassina Custom Interiors Bench designed with Cassina Custom Interiors for the Homo Faber event in Venice using local Venetian materials; benches donated to remain in Venice as permanent installations.
• Venini Alla Morandi Murano Glass Collection Limited-edition blown glass bottle collection for Venini featuring simple, smooth shapes and delicate colors inspired by the painter Giorgio Morandi.
• Il Piccolo Carpets Collection Handcrafted wool and silk carpets inspired by nature, colors, and travel with organic and dynamic shapes, produced in Nepal by Il Piccolo.
• Vorwerk Dialogue Art Carpet Collection Carpet collection designed for Vorwerk featuring vivid colors for prominent interiors or soft tones for subtle surface d\u00e9cor. 1989 Forum Design Award winner.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple World Travel Awards and European Hotel Design Awards for hospitality projects
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Cassina Custom InteriorsflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2022Collaboration for Homo Faber 2022 Venice event. Created 'Luuunga' bench using local Venetian materials. Benches donated and remain in Venice as permanent installations.
• Fondazione CinicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHomo Faber event organizer. Matteo Thun & Partners contributed site-specific projects for this Venetian cultural initiative.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rockwell Group: New York design firm with a strong hospitality and entertainment interior portfolio (W Hotels, Nobu, MGM). Direct competitor in luxury hotel and resort design with similar multidisciplinary practice.
• Studio Munge: Toronto-based luxury hospitality interior design studio with projects for Fairmont, Ritz-Carlton and Rosewood. Direct peer in hotel interior design, especially relevant given shared Fairmont client.
• Yabu Pushelberg: Toronto-based luxury interior design and architecture firm serving global hospitality, residential and retail clients. Comparable in scale, clientele (Four Seasons, Edition, Park Hyatt) and integrated architecture-plus-product studio model.
• Bill Bensley / Bensley: Bangkok-based luxury resort design firm known for Four Seasons, Rosewood, Capella and JW Marriott properties. Direct peer in resort masterplanning, architecture and themed luxury hospitality.
• Pierre-Yves Rochon (PYR): Paris-based luxury hotel and palace interior design studio (Four Seasons George V, Ritz Paris, Mandarin Oriental). Closest European peer for ultra-luxury hospitality design.
• Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA): One of the largest hospitality interior design firms globally, with offices in LA, Singapore, Dubai and London. Directly comparable as a hotel-interior specialist competing for the same luxury and lifestyle hotel RFPs.
• Champalimaud Design: New York-based luxury hospitality and residential interior design studio with strong hotel heritage (W Hotels, Rosewood, Four Seasons). Direct peer for high-end hotel and resort commissions.
• Tony Chi Studio: Boutique luxury hospitality interior design practice known for refined, narrative-driven hotel interiors (Park Hyatt, Mandarin Oriental, Rosewood). Comparable boutique positioning and premium client roster.

Broad incumbents

• WATG: Large global hospitality architecture firm with a much broader scale (300+ staff, multiple offices). Overlaps in resort and hotel masterplanning but as a generalist incumbent rather than boutique specialist.

Others

• Alessandro Mendini / Atelier Mendini: Italian design atelier from the same postmodern/Memphis-era milieu; comparable as Italian design heritage and product-licensing studio, not a direct hospitality competitor but a relevant cultural and product-design peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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