In memoriam
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In memoriam: Vivienne Westwood (1941 – 2022)
We remember iconoclastic British fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood, who has died aged 81
By Jack Moss • Published
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In memoriam: Arata Isozaki (1931 – 2022)
The legendary Japanese architect Arata Isozaki dies on 29th December 2022; we celebrate his life and work
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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Remembering New York artist Daniel Brush, 1947 – 2022
In tribute to Daniel Brush, who has died aged 75, we revisit this 2020 Wallpaper* profile of the elusive New York artist by jewellery historian Vivienne Becker, who unravelled the secrets of his singular designs for her book, ‘Daniel Brush: Jewels Sculpture’
By Vivienne Becker • Published
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In memoriam: celebrating the lives and work of those we lost in 2022
We honour and remember some of the influential creatives lost during 2022, through the Wallpaper* tributes that ran throughout the year
By Martha Elliott • Published
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In memoriam: George Lois (1931 – 2022)
George Lois, the American advertising and graphic design titan, died on 18 November 2022, aged 91
By Pei-Ru Keh • Last updated
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Remembering artist Ashley Bickerton (1959 – 2022)
Ashley Bickerton, known for his subversive, conceptual takes on consumerism, has died aged 63. We explore his life, work, and extraordinary studio, photographed in 2017 when Wallpaper* US director Michael Reynolds and Stephen Kent Johnson visited the artist
By Martha Elliott • Last updated
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In memoriam: Pierluigi Cerri (1939 – 2022)
We remember Italian architect and designer Pierluigi Cerri, who died on 29 November 2022 aged 83
By Maria Cristina Didero • Published
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In memoriam: Fernando Campana (1961 – 2022)
We remember Brazilian designer and architect Fernando Campana, who died on 16 November 2022 aged 61
By Rosa Bertoli • Last updated
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Richard Sapper: acclaimed German designer dies aged 83
Richard Sapper, the German-born industrial designer considered one of the most influential of his generation, has died aged 83.
By Rosa Bertoli • Last updated
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Oscar Niemeyer (1907 - 2012)
By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated
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Remembering Pierre Soulages (1919-2022), a pioneer of post-war abstraction
Pierre Soulages, the pioneering French printmaker, sculptor and ‘painter of black’, has died aged 102
By Diane Theunissen • Published
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In memoriam: the life and influence of Judy Blame (1960-2018)
By Elly Parsons • Last updated
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Jony Ive remembers Azzedine Alaïa
By Jack Moss • Last updated
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In memoriam: Kenzo Takada (1939–2020)
The Japanese fashion designer has passed away aged 81
By Laura Hawkins • Last updated
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Remembering Alber Elbaz (1961–2021)
The Israeli fashion designer, founder of new label AZ Factory, and the former creative director of Lanvin, has passed away aged 59
By Laura Hawkins • Last updated
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In memoriam: Ruth Aram (1966 - 2018)
By Emma O'Kelly • Last updated
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From the vault: in memory of Walter Lange 1924-2017
By Ken Kessler • Last updated
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Architectural photographer Dennis Gilbert (1951-2021): an appreciation
Architectural photographer Dennis Gilbert has died aged 70. Founder of View Pictures, one of the foremost agencies for architectural imagery, and an honorary fellow of RIBA, he helped shape our perception of contemporary architecture
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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In memoriam: celebrating the lives and work of those we lost in 2021
We pause to remember inspirational creative figures sadly lost in 2021, to whom Wallpaper* paid tribute during the year
By Rosa Bertoli • Last updated
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In memoriam: Umberto Riva (1928-2021)
Italian architect, designer and painter Umberto Riva was a much loved figure of Milanese architecture and design, a discreet creator with an artist’s vision and ‘a curiosity that cuts across boundaries’
By Rosa Bertoli • Last updated
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A London exhibition charts the art and death of Joshua Compston
By Nick Compton • Last updated
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In memoriam: Christo (1935-2020)
We pay homage to the artist who wrapped the world
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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In memoriam: Florence Knoll Bassett 1917-2019
By Sujata Burman • Last updated
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In memoriam: Ingo Maurer (1932-2019)
The leading light of the design scene, German-born and raised Ingo Maurer has died aged 87. Here, Deyan Sudjic remembers the legacy of this illuminating force in the industry
By Deyan Sudjic • Last updated
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In memoriam: Luigi Colani (1928-2019)
The German-born industrial designer, who spent a lifetime pursuing esoteric aesthetics, has passed away aged 91
By Jonathan Bell • Last updated
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In memoriam: Karl Lagerfeld (1933-2019)
By Laura Hawkins • Last updated
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Meet and seat: pulling up a chair with mid-century modern master Jens Risom
By Paul McCann • Last updated
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