IM Pei dies aged 102
Pritzker Prize-winning architect IM Pei has passed away aged 102. More
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Pritzker Prize-winning architect Kevin Roche dies aged 96
Pritzker Prize-winning architect and Eero Saarinen protégé Kevin Roche has passed away aged 96, leaving behind a "formidable body of work" including New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Ford Foundation headquarters. More
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Italian designer and theorist Alessandro Mendini dies
Italian architect and designer Alessandro Mendini, famed for designs including the Proust armchair and the Groninger Museum, has passed away aged 87. More
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Fashion designer Joe Casely-Hayford dies at 62
British-Ghanaian fashion designer Joe Casely-Hayford has passed away aged 62, after losing a three-year fight with cancer. More
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Stockholm Design's Charlotte Wiking dies at 48
Inspirational business leader Charlotte Wiking, a key figure in Sweden's creative industries, has passed away after a short illness. More
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Pioneering African-American designer Charles Harrison dies aged 87
Charles Harrison, the industrial designer who revolutionised the View-Master toy and the plastic trash can, has passed away aged 87. More
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Graphic designer Anthon Beeke dies aged 78
Dutch graphic designer Anthon Beeke, the creator of the 1969 Naked Ladies typeface, has passed away aged 78 following a stroke. More
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Postmodernism pioneer Robert Venturi dies aged 93
Pritzker Prize-winning American architect Robert Venturi, who spearheaded the postmodern movement with wife and partner Denise Scott Brown, has died aged 93 following a short illness. More
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Aram Store director Ruth Aram dies aged 52
Ruth Aram, who directed London's Aram Store with her brother Daniel and father Zeev, has died. More
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Architectural imagery pioneer Alan Davidson dies
Scottish architectural visualiser Alan Davidson, who pioneered the use of computers to create realistic digital images of buildings, has died aged 58. More
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Kerry Hill "architect of exceptional sensibility and expertise" dies aged 75
Australian Institute of Architects' Gold Medal-winning architect Kerry Hill, designer of the City of Perth Library as well as numerous award-winning hotels, has passed away. More
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Prolific New York architect and Trump collaborator Costas Kondylis dies aged 78
Architect Costas Kondylis, who designed countless residential skyscrapers in Manhattan including several for Donald Trump, has died aged 78. More
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Fashion designer Kate Spade dies aged 55 in apparent suicide
Fashion designer Kate Spade has been found dead at her New York apartment, where she reportedly took her own life. More
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Architect Will Alsop dies aged 70
British architect Will Alsop, described as "one of architecture's biggest characters and talents", has died at the age of 70 after a short illness. More
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Burning Man founder Larry Harvey dies aged 70
Larry Harvey, the man who founded Burning Man festival, has passed away after suffering a stroke. More
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Fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy dies aged 91
French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy, known for dressing icons including Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy, has passed away at the age of 91. More
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Wind-up radio inventor Trevor Baylis dies aged 80
British inventor Trevor Baylis, who developed the first radio powered by a crank, has died following a long illness. More
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IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad dies aged 91
Ingvar Kamprad, founder of Swedish furniture giant IKEA, has died, the company has announced. More
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Wendell Castle "father of the art furniture movement" dies aged 85
American designer and artist Wendell Castle, famous for his elaborate woodwork pieces, has died aged 85 after a battle with leukaemia. More
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Australian architect Cameron Lyon passes away
Cameron Lyon, a director of influential Australian firm Lyons and a pioneer of "people-friendly courthouses", has died. More
