▁Sn ug gle ▁fabric ▁soft ener ▁commer ci als . ▁ ▁Love ▁also ▁appeared ▁as ▁Santa ▁Cla us ▁on ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁magazine ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Go ing ▁into ▁semi - ret irement ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Love ▁remained ▁active , ▁building ▁many ▁full - body ▁pu ppets ▁for ▁the ▁J off rey ▁Bal let ' s ▁The ▁N ut cra cker ▁performances , ▁such ▁as ▁design ing ▁the ▁m ice ▁and ▁the ▁- t all ▁Mother ▁G inger ▁pu ppet , ▁an ▁association ▁that ▁continued ▁as ▁recently ▁as ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁he ▁directed ▁the ▁Wh ir lig ig ▁pilot ▁for ▁P BS ▁at ▁The ▁Studios ▁at ▁Los ▁Col inas , ▁Ir ving , ▁Texas . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Love ▁designed ▁A za , ▁the ▁bird - like ▁mas cot ▁for ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Zo os ▁and ▁Aqu ari ums . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁and ▁final ▁years ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁American , ▁Love ▁often ▁spoke ▁with ▁an ▁English ▁acc ent . ▁ ▁He ▁res ided ▁in ▁Stan ford ville , ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁Christopher ▁Ly all , ▁his ▁partner ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁Love ▁died ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁of ▁con gest ive ▁heart ▁failure ▁and ▁p neum onia