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Cristóbal Balenciaga closed his fashion house and retired in 1968, saying that designing true couture had become impossible. He died four years later at the age of 77. On 1stDibs, find vintage and contemporary Balenciaga couture from top sellers around the world.

Heywood-Wakefield closed in 1981 when the company went bankrupt. The furniture maker is well known for their rattan and wicker furniture as well as for their blond wood casegoods made from maple and birch wood. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Heywood-Wakefield furniture.

Mitchell Gold closed due to financial difficulty. During the early 2020s, the furniture maker restructured in an attempt to save its ailing business. When its lender withdrew its funding offer in 2023, the company had no choice but to shutter its operations and close its stores. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams furniture.

Chuck Close lived in a few places. He was born in Monroe, Washington, in 1940 and grew up in the area. Close attended Everett Community College in Everett, Washington, and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Washington in Seattle. Then, he relocated to Connecticut to pursue a master's degree from Yale University. His studies would also prompt him to move to Vienna, Austria, to take courses at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. After graduation, Close settled in the Amherst, Massachusetts, area while working at the University of Massachusetts. In 1967, he moved again to New York City, New York, to establish his own studio in Soho. Close died in 2021 in Oceanside, New York. Explore a variety of Chuck Close art on 1stDibs.

Paine Furniture closed in 2000. Leonard Baker Shearer originally founded the company as a simple cabinet-making workshop in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1835, and then took on John S. Paine as his apprentice in 1845. After Shearer died in 1867, Paine shifted the focus of the workshop to manufacturing furniture and named his operation Paine's Furniture Company. Shop a selection of Paine furniture on 1stDibs.