obituaries | designboom.com https://www.designboom.com/tag/obituaries/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Sat, 16 Mar 2024 06:15:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 remembering marcello gandini, italian car designer of lamborghini, ferrari, maserati and more https://www.designboom.com/technology/marcello-gandini-obituary-italian-car-designer-lamborghini-ferrari-bertone-03-15-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/marcello-gandini-obituary-italian-car-designer-lamborghini-ferrari-bertone-03-15-2024/#respond Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:00:20 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1053445

the italian car designer marcello gandini, whose body of work includes models for lamborghini, ferrari and maserati, passed away at 85 on march 13th, 2024 in turin.

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greek-american artist lucas samaras, a pioneer of self-portraiture, dies at 87 https://www.designboom.com/art/lucas-samaras-greek-american-artist-boundaries-self-portraiture-dies-aged-87-03-08-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/art/lucas-samaras-greek-american-artist-boundaries-self-portraiture-dies-aged-87-03-08-2024/#respond Fri, 08 Mar 2024 11:10:53 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1052087

his passing was announced by pace gallery, his representative since 1965. 

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kishin shinoyama who photographed john lennon & yoko ono’s last album cover dies at 83 https://www.designboom.com/art/kishin-shinoyama-obituary-photographer-john-lennon-yoko-ono-double-fantasy-01-05-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/art/kishin-shinoyama-obituary-photographer-john-lennon-yoko-ono-double-fantasy-01-05-2024/#respond Fri, 05 Jan 2024 18:01:31 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1038944

the japanese photographer's image of john lennon and yoko ono for double fantasy was taken three months before the beatles’ singer died.

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robert irwin, pioneer of the light and space movement, passes away at 95 https://www.designboom.com/art/robert-irwin-pioneer-light-space-passes-away-95-10-26-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/robert-irwin-pioneer-light-space-passes-away-95-10-26-2023/#respond Thu, 26 Oct 2023 09:00:38 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1025671

Robert Irwin dies aged 95   Renowned American installation artist Robert Irwin, a prominent figure in the California Light and Space movement, has died at the age of 95. His passing was formally announced by Pace Gallery which had represented him for many years. Irwin’s artistic journey spanned nearly seven decades and encompassed significant contributions […]

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andrea branzi, visionary italian architect, designer and academic, dies at 84 https://www.designboom.com/design/italian-visionary-andrea-branzi-dies-aged-85-10-09-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/italian-visionary-andrea-branzi-dies-aged-85-10-09-2023/#respond Mon, 09 Oct 2023 10:54:47 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1021474

andrea branzi leaves behind a profound impact on the world of design, inspiring countless generations to think beyond the ordinary.

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dutch photographer erwin olaf passes away aged 64 https://www.designboom.com/art/dutch-photographer-erwin-olaf-passes-away-aged-64-09-21-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/dutch-photographer-erwin-olaf-passes-away-aged-64-09-21-2023/#respond Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:10:44 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1017720

Erwin Olaf dies at 64   Erwin Olaf, the renowned Dutch photographer known for his striking blend of cinematic and painterly aesthetics that capture the multiple dimensions of human existence, has died at the age of 64. Olaf’s artistic vision has a unique appeal, characterized by its meticulous stylization and sophistication. Beneath the surface, however, […]

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jamie reid, the british artist behind the sex pistols’ punk album covers, dies at 76 https://www.designboom.com/art/jamie-reid-british-artist-sex-pistols-punk-album-covers-dies-76-08-09-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/jamie-reid-british-artist-sex-pistols-punk-album-covers-dies-76-08-09-2023/#respond Wed, 09 Aug 2023 15:33:06 +0000 sofia lekka angelopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1009628

artist, iconoclast, anarchist, punk, hippie, rebel and romantic, reid is known for his significant contribution to the punk rock movement and counterculture of the 1970s.

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remembering the late jane birkin and her influence on the world of fashion https://www.designboom.com/art/jane-birkin-influenced-fashion-07-17-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/jane-birkin-influenced-fashion-07-17-2023/#respond Mon, 17 Jul 2023 08:37:52 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1005445

remembering jane birkin, the legendary singer and actress, and namesake of the iconic hermès birkin bag.

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farewell to paolo portoghesi: italian architect dies aged 92 https://www.designboom.com/architecture/paolo-portoghesi-obituary-italian-architect-dies-aged-92-05-30-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/paolo-portoghesi-obituary-italian-architect-dies-aged-92-05-30-2023/#respond Tue, 30 May 2023 15:29:53 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=995183

paolo portoghesi, an italian architect, scholar, and postmodernist pioneer, leaves behind a profound legacy following his death at 92.

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piero gilardi, arte povera pioneer best known for his ‘nature carpets’, dies at 80 https://www.designboom.com/art/piero-gilardi-arte-povera-artist-nature-carpets-dies-03-07-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/piero-gilardi-arte-povera-artist-nature-carpets-dies-03-07-2023/#respond Tue, 07 Mar 2023 10:30:17 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=972034

Piero Gilardi (1942 – 2023)   Piero Gilardi, Italian Arte Povera artist best known for his ‘Nature Carpets,’ has passed away at the age of 80. Born in Turin in 1942, Gilardi created his most famous works in the mid-1960s, when he began producing realistic polyethylene landscape rugs that ranged from seashores to agricultural fields […]

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