Terence Conran

Sir
Terence Conran
CH RDI FCSD
Born
Terence Orby Conran

(1931-10-04)4 October 1931
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Died12 September 2020(2020-09-12) (aged 88)
Kintbury, West Berkshire, England
EducationBryanston School
Alma materCentral Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Occupation(s)Designer, restaurateur, retailer, writer
Known forHabitat
Spouses
  • Brenda Davison
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    (m. 1952; div. 1954)​
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    (m. 1955; div. 1962)​
  • Caroline Herbert
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    (m. 1963; div. 1996)​
  • Victoria Davis
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    (m. 2000)​
Children5, including Sebastian, Jasper and Sophie

Sir Terence Orby Conran CH RDI FCSD (4 October 1931 – 12 September 2020) was a British designer, restaurateur, retailer and writer.[1] He founded the Design Museum in Shad Thames, London in 1989.[2] The British designer Thomas Heatherwick said that Conran "moved Britain forward to make it an influence around the world."[3] Edward Barber, from the British design team Barber & Osgerby, described Conran as "the most passionate man in Britain when it comes to design, and his central idea has always been 'Design is there to improve your life.'"[4] The satirist Craig Brown once joked that before Conran "there were no chairs and no France."[4]

  1. ^ "Sir Terence Conran: No Designs on Taking Things Easy". The Daily Telegraph. 14 April 2008.
  2. ^ Design Museum. "Mourning the loss of Sir Terence Conran".
  3. ^ Rozzo, Mark. "Conran Country | Vanity Fair | May 2019". archive.vanityfair.com.
  4. ^ a b "Conran Country | Vanity Fair | May 2019".