Architectural lighting designer Howard Brandston, best known for his work on big public-facing projects such as the American Museum of Natural History and the 1980s restoration of the Statue of ...

Noted high-tech facility engineer George A. Greene (inset) was a key designer of IBM's cutting-edge Almaden Research Center in San Jose Calif. in the 1980s. Image courtesy of IBM and the family of ...

Paolo Pininfarina, who has died after a long illness aged 65, was not only the custodian of a great Italian automotive institution, but also the man who steered the Pininfarina company into the modern ...

John Chun designed cars for boys of all ages, for toddlers on their knees to their dads with a need for speed. Chun, who built his American Dream story around Shelby muscle cars and Tonka Toys, died ...

Random House Publishing Group associate design director Virginia Norey, who created the enduring interior house styles for such authors as Diana Gabaldon and George R.R. Martin, died on March 28 after ...

Editor’s note: Each Sunday, The Herald-Mail publishes “A Life Remembered.” Each story in this continuing series takes a look back — through the eyes of family, friends, co-workers and others — at a ...

I’ve been reading the obituaries for as long as I can remember. At first glance, they might seem like little more than a collection of dates and accomplishments. But for me, they’ve become a ...

Bruno Sacco, the man whose hand created many of the top-selling vehicles in Mercedes-Benz history and whose design philosophy created the template for the consistent success that saw the automaker ...

James A. Altman, 57, of Baldwinsville, died Tuesday, according to his obituary. Altman was a graduate of Henninger High School. He earned his associates degree from Onondaga Community College and ...