Alphonse's friends and family held a celebration of his life and memory at the Avon Cinema in Providence RI at 12:30pm September 23rd, 2023.

The celebration was recorded, please click the link below to view:

Alphonse Memorial Live Stream

Two schol­ar­ships have been gener­ously estab­lished to carry on Alphonse’s legacy of inspir­ing emerg­ing makers, one at the Univer­sity of the Arts in Philadel­phia (contact apack@​uarts.​edu), and the second, hosted by The Furni­ture Society (contact monica.​hampton@​furnituresociety.​org) The family thanks Larry and Mickey Magid and Ronald Abram­son for their generos­ity in estab­lish­ing these schol­ar­ships, in lieu of flowers please consider support­ing these. Alphonse also wished to encour­age blood and platelet dona­tions, as he received many infu­sions during his treat­ment.

Schol­ar­ship Links:

The Furni­ture Society

Please note that due to the closure of UArts, those donated funds will be directed to supporting students at Temple University. The Family graciously thanks those who supported this scholarship, and encourage those who wish to continue to honor Alphonse's legacy to consider supporting the Furniture Society Scholarship.

Dear friend and fellow woodworker, Mark Sfirri has collected stories and memories from Alphonse's friends, family, students, and colleagues. Please enjoy them by clicking this link

The Furniture Society honored Alphonse Mattia's legacy and impact on the field of Furniture Design at their 2023 conference in New Orleans

Please enjoy this video of their wonderful tributes

Alphonse Mattia's family is so sorry to share that he passed away from Lymphoma on April 10, 20203.

Please read his obituary shared by the Furniture Society:

ALPHONSE MATTIA obituary