Mark Eisen

Mark Eisen

1958-2023********

Mark Eisen was born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1958. He moved to the United States at the age of 19, attending USC in Los Angeles, California. Mark followed a creative path, becoming a fashion designer in Los Angeles then moving to New York City where he built an eponymous luxury fashion brand that regularly premiered on the foremost runways. With studios around the globe, Eisen's clothing collections were sold internationally for over 20 years. Throughout his career, working in the diverse creative worlds of America, Italy, France, Japan, and China, he cultivated a cross-cultural, global perspective by creating objects that enhance life through beauty. In 2007, Mark returned to South Africa where he rehabilitated a 17th Century French Huguenot wine farm. During this time on the farm, he shifted to industrial design and began a tenure designing fragrance vessels exclusively for the Maisons of the luxury group Richemont. Starting in the mid-2010s, Mark began mining his personal archive with the intention of creating sculpture. Mark returned to the United States in 2019 where he continued his fine art practice. Working relentlessly to push sculptural craftsmanship to new heights, his final work incorporates key concepts and forms built over nearly three decades as a designer, fusing pattern-making, tooling, material, architecture and technology. These sculptures were his final creations of pure passion, created to evoke hope and happiness in everyone who experienced them. Mark met Karen, the love of his life in 2002, and they married in 2006, He loved her deeply, wholly, and well. They were partners and best friends. They lived their lives together lovingly, passionately, and bravely, moving and travelling across the globe, embarking on incredible adventures and loving no one else’s company like they did each other’s. Mark and Karen raised two beautiful children, Abigail Eloise a sophomore at Berkshire School and Cameron Harry, a seventh grader at Indian Mountain School. Of all that he accomplished in his amazing life, there was nothing that matched the pride he had as Abby and Cam’s father. Mark lived with unmatched passion for everything he did. He fervently devoted himself to each moment in life, from his art, to his love, to his extensive sushi orders. Mark did nothing small or half way. It is impossible to accurately convey the light Mark had. He was radiant and magical and full of boundless love and optimism. To know Mark was to have a friend, a confidant, a mentor, a defender, an inspiration. He was generous beyond measure. He was exceedingly humble. He was kind, and he was brave. Mark is also survived by his two sisters Merle and Linda, his sister in law Kristen, and his brother in laws Avi, Hershel and Sean, his 5 nephews Ilan Mitrani, Gil Mitrani, Yoni Mitrani, Ohad Mitrani, Russell Berg and David Flynn, and his 4 nieces: Sara Bergman, Hannah Flynn, Molly Flynn and Claire Flynn. Mark was an eternal optimist, loved objects of beauty, and treasured scuba diving with Abby and Cam. Mark, may you find your peace among your manta rays and rainbows forever. Give Granny Pauline and Grandpa Harry big hugs. We love you more than you will ever know

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