"Formidable architect and designer" Cini Boeri dies aged 96
Italian architect and designer Cini Boeri, who created a series of iconic seating designs and was the founder of Cini Boeri Architetti, has passed away aged 96. More
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French interior designer Christian Liaigre dies aged 77
Christian Liaigre, who fashioned homes for the likes of Karl Lagerfeld and Calvin Klein, has passed away at the age of 77. More
Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto dies at 76
Kansai Yamamoto, the Japanese fashion designer best known for his dramatic costumes for David Bowie's stage tours, has passed away at the age of 76. More
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Milton Glaser features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes news of graphic designer Milton Glaser's death. More
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Milton Glaser, designer of the "I ♥ New York" logo, dies aged 91
Tributes have poured in for Milton Glaser, the influential American graphic designer who has died in New York on his 91st birthday. More
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Christo, the artist famous for wrapping buildings, dies aged 84
Christo, the Bulgarian artist best known for wrapping buildings including Berlin's Reichstag and the Pont Neuf in Paris, has died of natural causes at the age of 84. More
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Co-founder of Italian design company Driade Enrico Astori dies at 83
Enrico Astori, co-founder of Italian design brand Driade, has passed away at the age of 83. More
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The Architect's Newspaper co-founder Bill Menking dies aged 72
The architecture community has paid tribute to William "Bill" Menking, co-founder of The Architect's Newspaper, who has died aged 72 of cancer. More
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Arper founder Luigi Feltrin dies aged 85 from coronavirus
Luigi Feltrin, founder of Italian furniture brand Arper, has passed away near Venice at the age of 85 after contracting coronavirus. More
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"Fierce and brilliant" architect and critic Michael Sorkin dies of coronavirus
Tributes have poured in for architect and critic Michael Sorkin, who has died aged 71 of complications caused by Covid-19. More
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Italian architect Vittorio Gregotti dies of coronavirus
Vittorio Gregotti, the Italian architect who designed Palermo's ZEN neighbourhood and the Barcelona Olympic Stadium, has passed away at the age of 92 from coronavirus. More
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Henry Cobb "one of the great architects of our time" dies aged 93
Henry Cobb, a partner of IM Pei and architect of Boston's John Hancock Tower, has died aged 93. More
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Superstudio co-founder and radical architect Adolfo Natalini dies at 78
Italian architect and co-founder of radical design collective Superstudio, Adolfo Natalini, has passed away at the age of 78. More
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Philosopher and architecture writer Roger Scruton dies aged 75
Roger Scruton, the British conservative thinker, author and architecture critic who was co-chair of Building Better, Building Beautiful, has passed away at the age of 75. More
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Blade Runner designer Syd Mead dies aged 86
American artist Syd Mead, who is best known for his visual concept designs for sci-fi film Blade Runner, has died at the age of 86. More
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Remembering the great architects and designers we lost in 2019
This year sadly saw the passing of many iconic figures from architecture and design, including architect IM Pei, fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld and lighting designer Ingo Maurer. We remember 10 of the greats we lost in 2019 to complete our review of the year. More
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British album cover designer Vaughan Oliver dies at 62
Graphic designer Vaughan Oliver, who created album covers for bands including the Pixies, Cocteau Twins and The Breeders, has passed away at age 62. More
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SCI-Arc founding director and "unparalleled" architect Ray Kappe dies aged 92
SCI-Arc founding director and celebrated Californian modernist Ray Kappe has passed away aged 92, leaving behind "a body of architecture of the highest level". More
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RIBA Royal Gold Medal winner Ted Cullinan dies aged 88
RIBA Royal Gold Medal winning architect Edward Cullinan, founder of Cullinan Studio, has passed away aged 88. More
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German industrial designer and "poet of light" Ingo Maurer dies aged 87
Ingo Maurer – the German designer whose playful, unexpected creations earned him the nickname "poet of light" – passed away yesterday at age 87. More
