Miguel Sánchez dies aged 62

13/12/2023
Miguel Sánchez dies aged 62
Denim luminary Miguel Sánchez (pictured) passed away from pancreatic cancer at the age of 62 on December 1.

Mr Sánchez, a Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-trained textile chemist and engineer, most recently led on technology for denim trade show Kingpins and served as a Transformers Foundation board member. Previously at Archroma, he founded Gavilan in Barcelona in 2018.

“Miguel was a very special human, so wildly smart and engaged, both generous and kind,” shared Kingpins and Transformers founder Andrew Olah. “Our industry will miss him because no one else is willing, or even able, to do what Miguel did for so many of us.”

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