Shortly before Easter, 2025, George Lampman passed away. I have been privileged to get to know George during several lengthy visits to the Dinair headquarters in Los Angeles, California, and through many video conferences in the last few years, also shared with his wife Dina.
George's sudden and unexpected passing was a shock to all who knew him, and an enormous loss for the airbrush makeup industry and community world wide, which he and Dina basically created starting over 40 years ago, and which they continued to advance through their innovations right up to George's passing.
A couple of weeks ago, Dina honored me with the request to write a eulogy to be read at George's Celebration of Life, taking place in Los Angeles on July 5th. As I couldn't be there in person, I recorded a video of the text I wrote, which follows below. The video was played during the second part of the ceremony, and I truly hope to have been effective in conveying what many of us around the world felt about this amazing man, how close we feel to his wife and partner Dina, and what a gift it was to know him.
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George and Dina in 2015 |
A EULOGY FOR GEORGE LAMPMAN,
By Daniel Pacini, friend and International Airbrush Makeup Educator.
"Today we celebrate the joyous life and remarkable achievements of a very unique man.
I have been fortunate to know George since his amazing inventions changed my life back in 2011. When I first approached Dinair as a customer, I of course immediately fell in love with the infectious energy and endlessly fascinating image of Dina. To the world, she was and is the soul of the company that bears her name.
What took me just a little bit longer to understand, is that Dinair was the products of two souls, coming together in the name of love for each other and love for an innovation that changed the history of makeup forever.
Many here will know how George and Dina met while dancing. Dina was already fully invested in the potential of airbrushing as a means to deliver extraordinary results in the beauty industry, but was frustrated by the lack of products that could work with this technique. When she told him that nobody was able to formulate the right makeup for an airbrush, George's prompt reply was a very confident "I can fix it!”, to which Dina simply answered: “Would you like to get married?”
So this is how the legend began. When two souls collide, endless creation inevitably results, and this was never truer than in Dina and George's case.
To anyone who knew him, it is clear that George had a different way of thinking. He was literally able to dream things up and manifest them into our reality. This ability to think out of the box was what caused him to drop out of engineering school, because a genius mind needs to run unbridled, and be free to pursue its endlessly curious nature. With Dina and through Dinair, George set the standard for a new way of doing makeup.
Up to then, airbrushing had been associated with heavy and noisy machinery, and strange awkward looking tools. When a suitable compressor couldn’t be found, George created a new design that would work perfectly with the makeup he and Dina had formulated. His search for the perfect airbrush was a lifelong commitment that made this niche industry leap forward with every new model he designed.
His imagination was constantly fired up, and whenever a problem arose or an issue was discovered, he would design and invest in the perfect tool to resolve it. His solutions ranged from a distance guide that would teach newbies the importance of keeping the airbrush at the right distance, to “soaking caps” that would simplify the airbrush cleaning enormously and cut down the required time to mere seconds.
George's achievements were even more remarkable when it came to makeup formulation. His intuition of makeup being like a stream of pixels that can correct one’s complexion, erasing blemishes and leaving the natural healthy skin shine through it, was an industry changer. His original formula was the first embodiment of truly invisible, natural and most importantly High Definition proof coverage. It set a standard that the traditional makeup industry would take thirty years to match –and a lot of us would say they haven't matched it even now.
If creating is not competing, the reception given to true innovators is often less than welcoming. Innovation is inevitably perceived as threatening, especially when it works. Those who refuse to acknowledge an accomplishment, whether it be out of fear or out of self-interest, will often try to discredit it. Others will try to copy it and claim it as their own, especially in a field as competitive as the beauty industry. In spite of this, George's passion never waned. I saw George and Dina many times throughout the last 11 years, and always left their presence both stunned and endlessly inspired by their enthusiasm and their energy. While 40 years had passed since the beginning of Dinair, they always talked about it as if they had just invented it the day before. I never hesitated to use the word genius when talking about George and I proudly stand by this definition as much as, in true genius nature, he would never take it seriously. Like every genius in history, his different way of thinking and his indomitable passion and perfectionism meant that communicating with him wasn't always easy. Everything could always be made better, and new ideas were coming to him with a passion that could easily overwhelm the unprepared. His creative energy, however, was only matched by his generosity and kindness, and surpassed only by her love for Dina. On one of our last visits, Dina and George walked me and my partner all the way back to our car, parked in front of the Dinair Building. As they turned to cross the empty street, I was moved by the tenderness with which George reached out and held Dina's hand. It is an image I will never forget, a simple gesture epitomizing all enduring love.
While he may not be with us anymore in body, George continues to hold Dina’s hand, and through hers, all of our own. If his love for Dina was embedded in his D-N-A, as he sweetly wrote in a post it note placed on his computer monitor, the fruit of his love expressed in his work will live with us forever, and in everything beautiful that we create."
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One of my favorite photos of all times: Dina testing a new foundation line on me, under George's loving gaze. |