In memoriam
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Farewell to Pierre Bergé (1930-2017), a tour de force in French fashion and culture
By Jack Moss 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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In memoriam: Alessandro Mendini (1931-2019)
By Damon Syson 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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Meet and seat: pulling up a chair with mid-century modern master Jens Risom
By Paul McCann Last updated
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In memoriam: Sophia Kokosalaki (1972-2019)
By Laura Hawkins Last updated
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In memoriam: Nanda Vigo (1936-2020)
Celebrating the female force of otherworldly design
By Marco Sammicheli Last updated
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In memoriam: IM Pei (1917-2019)
Architect of the Louvre Pyramid and the Bank of China in Hong Kong, IM Pei was a rare beacon of rigorous yet refined creativity rooted in an analytical approach to time, place and purpose. Widely admired, Pei received every important professional award over his career including the gold medal of the American Institute of Architects (1979) and the Pritzker Prize (1983)
By Catherine Shaw Last updated
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In memoriam: Cristiano Toraldo di Francia (1941-2019)
By Laura May Todd Last updated
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Remembering legendary Brazilian modernist Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020)
Retracing the ‘succession of miracles’ from Jorge Zalszupin, an icon of Brazilian design who has passed away aged 98
By Scott Mitchem Last updated
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In memoriam: Cini Boeri (1924 - 2020)
The Italian architect and designer Cini Boeri championed economy and functionalism as a philosophy to make the world a better place
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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In memoriam: John Baldessari (1931-2020)
The godfather of conceptual art died on 2 January at his home in Venice, Los Angeles, at the age of 88
By Tom Seymour Last updated
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In memoriam: Enzo Mari (1932-2020)
Remembering Italian designer Enzo Mari, who revolutionised design thinking through his radical designs and his political and social ideas
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Celebrating the genius of the late Robert Opron
The French auto designer and engineer Robert Opron died on 29 March 2021, at the age of 89
By Jonathan Bell Last updated