‘Alien’ Designer And Artist H.R. Giger, Dead At 74

Swiss artist and sculptor H.R. Giger, best known for the creature design for the Ridley Scott film 'Alien' and innovating the 'biomechanical' style in art, has passed away at the age of 74 in Switzerland from injuries caused from tripping and falling down some steps at his home in Zurich.

Sandra Mivelaz, administrator of the H.R. Giger museum in Gruyeres, western Switzerland, said Giger died in a hospital on Monday. His most infamous stylistic innovation was that of a representation of human bodies and machines in a cold, interconnected relationship, which Giger described as "biomechanical". Thousands of people get his biomechanical artwork tattooed on their body.

But perhaps his most famous piece of work is the creature design for the 1979 Ridley Scott film, 'Alien'. Giger did the production design, which was designing the look for the infamous creature, the planet LV-426, the alien egg and the derelict ship in which the crew of the USCSS Nostromo discovers.

Giger has also designed sculptures, including furniture and the microphone stand of Korn frontman Jonathan Davis. He has also designed album covers for such acts as Danzig, Carcass, Atrocity, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Celtic Frost and more!