Matt Arnold
Matthew Thomas de Lauret Arnold (6 January 1976 – 10 April 2026) was a New Zealand graphic designer and blogger.
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Matt Arnold
- Name
- Matt Arnold
- Birth Name
- Matthew Thomas de Lauret Arnold
- Born
- 6 January 1976
- Birthplace
- Australia
- Died
- 10 April 2026
- Place of death
- Lower Moutere, New Zealand
- Occupation
- Graphic designer
- Spouse
- Kate Arnold
- Nationality
- New Zealand
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Matthew Thomas de Lauret Arnold (6 January 1976 – 10 April 2026) was a New Zealand graphic designer and blogger.
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Matt Arnold (1976–2026) was a designer, of New Zealand nationality. The designer died in Lower Moutere.
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• Name — Matt Arnold • Birth Name — Matthew Thomas de Lauret Arnold • Born — 6 January 1976 • Birthplace — Australia • Died — 10 April 2026 • Place of death — Lower Moutere, New Zealand • Occupation — Graphic designer • Spouse — Kate Arnold • Children — 1
Early life and family
Early life and family
Arnold was born on 6 January 1976 and grew up in Sydney, Australia. He met his wife, Kate, a veterinarian from New Zealand, while living in Melbourne. The couple moved to Christchurch in 2006, and they had a son in about 2010.
Design career
Design career
Arnold co-founded the Lyttelton design studio Sons & Co. in 2008, with business partner Tim Kelleher. The studio won awards for their work, including for the design of the Christchurch Art Gallery website in 2010. Arnold was also passionate about local architecture; he ran the Christchurch Modern blog which catalogued Christchurch Style architecture. In 2020 he published the book I never met a straight line I didn't like about the Christchurch Style with co-author Mary Gaudin.
Death
Death
Arnold was hit and killed by a car at Lower Moutere while cycling in the Tasman District on 10 April 2026; he was 50 years old. A number of notable designers and institutions expressed their condolences, including Toi Manahau Designers Institute.
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- 1.Hansen, Jeremy. Designer Matthew Arnold leaves a legacy of care and advocacy for Christchurch. The Press. 25 April 2026.
- 2.Williams, Elsie. Christchurch cyclist killed in Tasman crash remembered as design visionary with ‘playful intellectualism and dry wit’. The Press. 13 April 2026.
- 3.Behind the Photoshoot: Celebrating Christchurch's Mid-Century Architecture. Città.
- 4.McCall, Claire. The Unassuming Elegance of New Zealand Modernism. Viva. 13 January 2015.
- 5.Matt & Kate Arnold. Freunde von Freunden. 5 August 2013.
- 6.Gaudin, Mary. I never met a straight line I didn't like. 2020. 9780473496135.
- 7.Matthew Arnold obituary. The Press. 15 April 2026.
- 8.Cyclist dies after two-vehicle crash in Lower Moutere near Motueka. The New Zealand Herald. 10 April 2026.
- 9.Toi Manahau Designers Institute is deeply saddened at the unimaginable and sudden passing of our very treasured Designer & Fellow Member – Matt Arnold. The Designers Institute of NZ. 13 April 2026.
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