Czech architect and designer Bořek Šípek dies aged 66
Bořek Šípek, the Czech architect and designer known for his flamboyant glassware and furniture, has died in Prague aged 66. More
Bořek Šípek, the Czech architect and designer known for his flamboyant glassware and furniture, has died in Prague aged 66. More
Scottish architect Gareth Hoskins, who was responsible for the redesign of Edinburgh's National Museum Scotland, has died following a short illness. More
German industrial designer Richard Sapper, who created iconic products for brands including Alessi, Knoll and IBM, has died aged 83. More
Angad Paul, co-founder of British design brand Established & Sons, has died after falling from the balcony of his London home. More
Swiss typographer Adrian Frutiger, designer of typefaces including Univers, Avenir and the eponymous Frutiger, has died. More
Hermann Zapf was one of the most influential typographers of the early digital age. Following his death earlier this month, Rob Alderson, former editor-in-chief of It's Nice That, explains how the German designer paved the way for the emoji and helped change visual communication. More
Charles Correa, described as "India's greatest architect", has died following a short illness. More
Danish industrial designer Jacob Jensen, best known for his work with audio product company Bang & Olufsen, has died aged 89 (+ slideshow). More
British architects and designers are today paying tribute to Moira Gemmill, a major figure in the London architecture and design scene, who has died at the age of 55 after a fatal cycling accident. More
Architect and designer Michael Graves has died at his home in Princeton, New Jersey at the age of 80, his office has announced. More
Zaha Hadid has paid tribute to "inspirational and enlightening" late German architect Frei Otto, while Norman Foster said Otto's "extraordinary structures altered the nature of architectural form in the 20th century". More
News: Japanese industrial designer Kenji Ekuan, whose work ranged from the Komachi bullet train to the Kikkoman soy sauce dispenser, has died aged 85. More
News: MBM Arquitectes co-founder David Mackay, one of the architects behind Barcelona's 1992 Olympic Village, has passed away at the age of 80. More
News: Scottish post-war architect Andy MacMillan, best known for designing St Peter's Seminary at Cardross, has died. More
News: British architect Richard MacCormac, a former RIBA President and founder of MJP Architects, has died following a long battle with cancer. More
News: architect and Pritzker Prize laureate Hans Hollein has died in Vienna at the age of 80 after a long illness. More
News: Italian architect and designer Massimo Morozzi, co-founder of influential architecture studio Archizoom Associati and later art director for furniture brand Edra, has died aged 73. More
News: Piero Ambrogio Busnelli, founder of Italian furniture brand B&B Italia, has died aged 87. More
News: architect Kathryn Findlay of London firm Ushida Findlay Architects has died at the age of 60 after suffering from a brain tumour. More
News: the Russian designer of the AK-47 assault rifle Mikhail Kalashnikov has died aged 94. More