H.R. Giger, the Swiss artist who designed the terrifying creature in the Alien movies, died on Monday from injuries suffered in a fall. He was 74.
Born in 1940, Giger described his style as “biomechanical”. He studied architecture and industrial design in Zurich and started his career in interior design, before later moving into art. One of his pieces – Necronom IV – inspired the alien killer in
H.R. Giger in 1979 wearing sunglasses he designed. (Keystone/Photopress). Swiss public TV was first to report that surrealist science fiction illustrator H.R. Giger has died at 74. Giger created the designs for the Alien movies,
Giger, who was born Hans Rudolf in the eastern Swiss town of Chur in 1940, died on Monday in Zurich from injuries he obtained after suffering a fall, an employee of the H.R. Giger Museum said, confirming reports in Swiss media. Famous for creating the
H.R. Giger, the Swiss artist who designed the terrifying creature in the Alien movies, died on Monday from injuries suffered in a fall. He was 74.