# obituary
Remembering Visionaries: A&D Obituaries
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DesignWire
Eclectic Interior Designer Paul Siskin Passes Away At 77
New York interior designer and Hall of Famer Paul Siskin, celebrated for his eclectic style and decorative expertise, recently passed away at the age of 77.
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Design Icon and Hall of Famer Gaetano Pesce Dies at 84
Gaetano Pesce, a visionary designer, artist and sculptor who enchanted the world with his unique sense of materiality, has passed at 84.
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Jeffrey Beers, Hospitality Design Pioneer, Dies at 67
Jeffrey Beers, an innovative architect who transformed the hospitality industry with his fresh and unexpected designs, recently passed away at 67.
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Kohn Pedersen Fox Cofounder, A. Eugene Kohn, Dies at 92
A. Eugene Kohn, cofounder of Kohn Pedersen Fox and an architect who changed city skylines around the world, passed away from cancer at the age of 92.
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Revered Indian Architect, Balkrishna Doshi, Dies at 95
Balkrishna Doshi, India's first architect to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize, recently passed away at age 95.
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Bernie Gordon, Cofounder of Wolf-Gordon, Dies at 98
Bernie Gordon, an industry innovator and cofounder of Wolf-Gordon, recently passed away at 98 years old. Read more about his life.
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Arata Isozake, Pritzker Prize-Winning Architect, Dies at 91
Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, who received the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2019, passed away December 28 in Okinawa at age 91.
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Harry Bates, Modernist Architect and Interior Design Hall of Famer, Dies at 95
A tribute to the life and work of architect Harry Bates, who left an indelible mark on Long Island with his signature warm minimalism designs.
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Pedro Riaza, Former General Secretary of the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturers’ Association, Dies
A tribute to Pedro Riaza, former general secretary of the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturers' Association.
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Renowned Architect, Brad Lynch, Dies at 64
Innovative architect Brad Lynch, cofounder of Brininstool + Lynch, passed away this week from a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 64.
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Herbert Kohler, Executive Chairman of Kohler Co., Dies at 83
Herbert V. Kohler, known for transforming Kohler Co. into a global and diverse family of businesses, passed away at age 83.
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Mitch Quint, President of Formica Group North America, Dies
Mitch Quint, president of Formica Group North America, recently passed away after battling pancreatic cancer.
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Edward A. Feiner, Former U.S. Chief Architect and Interior Design Hall of Fame Member, Dies
Eccentric. Innovative. Prolific in his work. Architect and Interior Design Hall of Famer Edward A. Feiner died earlier this week.
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Dezeen Founder Marcus Fairs Dies at 54
Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs died suddenly June 30 at the age of 54 after falling ill last week.
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Honoring Esteemed Design Publicist Susan Becher
Susan Becher, a woman who made an indelible mark on the global design scene through her women-run public relations firm, passed away in June.
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Mark Dewalt, Principal of Valerio Dewalt Train, Dies at 70
Mark Dewalt, a founding principal of Valerio Dewalt Train and an innovator in the field of architecture and design, died at the age of 70.
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Furniture Designer Norman Diekman Dies at 82
Norman Diekman, a furniture designer and interior architect, died in late January at age 82. Diekman studied architecture at Pratt Institute, and later worked for Philip Johnson, who became a mentor, introducing him to c