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In memoriam

We pay tribute to design and architecture’s dearly departed heroes

Art / 22 May 2018

In memoriam: Robert Indiana (1928-2018)

Robert Indiana, early progenetor of pop art, has died aged 89 in his secluded Maine home. His most famous work, LOVE (1965) is a paradoxical one. At once, it spotlighted his career and eclipsed it, erstwhile lending the artist the...

Architecture / 13 May 2018

In memoriam: Will Alsop (1947-2018)

The British architect Will Alsop has died aged 70 after a short illness. The co-founder of aLL Design, who was born on December 12, 1947, in Northampton, passed away in hospital on Saturday 12th May. ‘Will has inspired generations and impacted...

Fashion / 26 Apr 2018

Jony Ive remembers Azzedine Alaïa

With his inquisitive spirit and passion for hospitality, the late Azzedine Alaïa built enduring friendships with creatives near and far. Among the luminaries who happily fell into his orbit is Apple Chief Design Officer Jony Ive, who was introduced to...

Fashion / 12 Mar 2018

In memoriam: the cinematic life of fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy (1927-2018)

Hubert de Givenchy has passed away at the age of 91. The French fashion designer founded his eponymous label in 1952. He was renowned for dressing an international esteemed elite, including Lauren Bacall, Grace Kelly and Jackie Kennedy Onassis, and...

Fashion / 20 Feb 2018

In memoriam: the life and influence of Judy Blame (1960-2018)

Judy Blame has passed away at the age of 58. Born in 1960 in Leatherhead, Surrey, he ran away to London at 17, ushering in a new era of styling. He was a man of many fabulous hats: accessories designer, fashion...

Art / 22 Jan 2018

Art furniture pioneer Wendell Castle dies aged 85

Art furniture pioneer Wendell Castle has died aged 85, after a battle with leukaemia. RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology) – where Castle was an artist-in-residence and taught from 1962 to 1969 – announced that the much celebrated American craftsman, designer...

Fashion / 8 Sep 2017

Farewell to Pierre Bergé (1930-2017), a tour de force in French fashion and culture

Pierre Bergé, the co-founder of French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent, patron of the arts and passionate AIDS campaigner, has died at the age of 86. Bergé passed away this morning at his home in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence after a long illness...

Watches & Jewellery / 22 Feb 2017

From the vault: in memory of Walter Lange 1924-2017

In January this year, the death of Walter Lange, aged 92, put the unique link between Germany’s most prestigious watch manufacturer and its pre-Communist era watchmaking back in the spotlight. Today, the eponymous A Lange & Söhne, regarded as the...

Design / 12 Dec 2016

Meet and seat: pulling up a chair with mid-century modern master Jens Risom

Last week, designer Jens Risom passed away at his home in Connecticut, seven months after celebrating his 100th birthday. To bid farewell to this dearly departed design hero and mark the Danish-American’s centenary – a significant landmark in anyone’s book...

Fashion / 21 Oct 2016

Remembering fashion designer and friend Richard Nicoll, 1977–2016

The Australian fashion designer Richard Nicoll has died at the age of 39. Nicoll – who was based in London for much of his career – was a stalwart of the London fashion community. After graduating from Central Saint Martins in 2002...

Design / 6 May 2016

In memory of Vladimir Kagan, 1927–2016

Vladimir Kagan, one of 20th century American designs most totemic figures, has died at the age of 89. Born in 1927 in Worms, Germany, Kagan’s family emigrated to the USA to escape the rise of Nazism in 1938. He studied...

Architecture / 27 Apr 2016

Claude Parent: remembering the life of the provocative architect

Architect Claude Parent, who died in February aged 93, had a famously exposed bathroom. I visited his apartment in the Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine in 2007. When nature called, he showed me to a room that had glass walls and...

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