OTTAWA — Leo Obstbaum, the architect behind Vancouver's 2010 Olympic medals and mascots, died suddenly at age 40, Games arranger said Monday.
The effort of his death at his home Thursday evening has not been released.
As design director for the Games, Obstbaum led a team that created the yet-to-be-exposed 2010 Winter Olympic medals, as well as the torches and mascots.
"Leo is everywhere you look, in every color, every texture, in every little bit of Vancouver 2010," organizing committee chief administrative John Furlong said in an message to staff, whihc was also sent to AFP.
"Leo led and pulled the design of some of the most iconic pieces of the 2010 Winter Games," he said.
Obstbaum was born in Buenos Aires in 1969, but accure up in Barcelona, where he set up his first visual design studio that created wardrobes for theatre, movies and the Barcelona Olympics 10 year anniversary.
Obstbaum moved to Vancouver in 2005 after visiting on his honeymoon and "falling in love" with the city, said the Games website. He joined the 2010 Olympics Games organizing board the following year.
The effort of his death at his home Thursday evening has not been released.
As design director for the Games, Obstbaum led a team that created the yet-to-be-exposed 2010 Winter Olympic medals, as well as the torches and mascots.
"Leo is everywhere you look, in every color, every texture, in every little bit of Vancouver 2010," organizing committee chief administrative John Furlong said in an message to staff, whihc was also sent to AFP.
"Leo led and pulled the design of some of the most iconic pieces of the 2010 Winter Games," he said.
Obstbaum was born in Buenos Aires in 1969, but accure up in Barcelona, where he set up his first visual design studio that created wardrobes for theatre, movies and the Barcelona Olympics 10 year anniversary.
Obstbaum moved to Vancouver in 2005 after visiting on his honeymoon and "falling in love" with the city, said the Games website. He joined the 2010 Olympics Games organizing board the following year.
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