Downunder but not forgotten

I’ve long been an admirer of the work of Matty Logan. This proud Aussie was a great favourite of his clients. Sadly I learned recently that Matty had fallen victim to Alzheimers and had passed away. Although his work output had tailed off in recent years, we will see no more of his flair in the more affluent suburbs of the UK. Despite the initial reluctance to his style back in the 1970s, his fortitude saw him through some very lean times and he bounced back into the market through the ‘80s and early '90s. His work is now praised for it’s stunning simplicity. His skill was to blend multiple aspects of design to become one visual image, and he was the master. His clients loved him while some people in the industry generally considered him a bit brash. Certainly he was never one to be shy. He was rumoured to have told a extrovert member of a certain pop group exactly what to do with his Yucca plant back in the 1970s. Personally, I like his work and I admired his attitude to life. The market is going to be a quieter place without his input. Wherever he has ended up, I hope peace seeks him out.