obituaries | designboom.com https://www.designboom.com/tag/obituaries/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:50:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 david lynch, master of the surreal and uncanny, passes away at 78 https://www.designboom.com/art/david-lynch-passes-away-age-78-01-16-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/art/david-lynch-passes-away-age-78-01-16-2025/#respond Thu, 16 Jan 2025 21:48:48 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1111094

visionary director and artist david lynch has passed away on january 16th, 2025, at the age of 78.

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bruno sacco: look back at the late chief designer’s mercedes-benz models from 1958 to 1999 https://www.designboom.com/technology/bruno-sacco-look-back-late-chief-designer-mercedes-benz-models-1958-1999-10-01-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/bruno-sacco-look-back-late-chief-designer-mercedes-benz-models-1958-1999-10-01-2024/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:50:25 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1092854

the legendary automotive designer, who led the creation of the E-class of model series 124 and S-class of model series 126 among many others, passed away on september 19th, 2024.

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gaetano pesce, visionary italian architect and designer, passes away at 84 https://www.designboom.com/design/gaetano-pesce-visionary-italian-architect-designer-passes-away-84-04-04-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/design/gaetano-pesce-visionary-italian-architect-designer-passes-away-84-04-04-2024/#respond Thu, 04 Apr 2024 07:57:09 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1056864

'despite dealing with health-related setbacks, gaetano remained positive, playful and ever curious,' pesce's team said in a post confirming his death.

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richard serra, iconic american artist who bent the boundaries of sculpture, dies at 85 https://www.designboom.com/art/richard-serra-iconic-american-artist-boundaries-sculpture-dies-85-03-27-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/art/richard-serra-iconic-american-artist-boundaries-sculpture-dies-85-03-27-2024/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2024 09:10:54 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1055504

the 'poet of iron', as dubbed by his colleagues, passed away at his home in orient, new york, after a battle with pneumonia.

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who was kendrick bangs kellogg, the late american pioneer of organic architecture https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kendrick-bangs-kellogg-american-pioneer-organic-architecture-03-17-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kendrick-bangs-kellogg-american-pioneer-organic-architecture-03-17-2024/#respond Sun, 17 Mar 2024 06:15:13 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1053534

take a look at the late architect’s most iconic works, including the high desert house in joshua tree and hoshino stone chapel in japan.

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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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