Terence: The Man Who Invented Design

Terence Conran, a visionary and myopic design entrepreneur and restaurateur, was a democratising idealist who was also a selfish hedonist. This biography, by two of his closest collaborators, Roger Mavity and Stephen Bayley, celebrates his genius and immeasurable impact on British life and ensures his rightful status as a national treasure.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 02 June 2022
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Terence Conran, a visionary and a myopic design entrepreneur and imaginative restaurateur, was a democratizing idealist who was also a selfish hedonist. His influence is everywhere in modern Britain, from where we live to what we eat.

Terence: The Man Who Invented Design is the most comprehensive, intimate, and revealing biography of this design legend, written by two of his closest collaborators, Roger Mavity and Stephen Bayley. Frank, amusing, indiscreet, sharp, rude, respectful, and knowledgeable, it tells Terence's story as it evolved, from Habitat's humble chicken brick to Bibendum's sophisticated poulet de Bresse, via personal successes and corporate calamities, culminating in that peculiar temple to the religion he invented: The Design Museum. It celebrates Terence's genius and immeasurable impact on British life and ensures his rightful status as a national treasure.

Terence: The Man Who Invented Design is the most candid, up-close insight into the man and myth.

Weight: 288g
Dimension: 125 x 197 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781408715215