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Prince Philip Designers Prize
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Terence Conran
1931-10-04 – 2020-09-12
Life & Legacy
Sir Terence Orby Conran (4 October 1931 – 12 September 2020) was a British designer, restaurateur, retailer and writer. He founded the household retailer Habitat in 1964, and the Design Museum in Shad Thames, London, in 1989. The British designer Thomas Heatherwick said that Conran "moved Britain forward to make it an influence around the world".
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.'" The satirist Craig Brown once joked that before Conran "there were no chairs and no France".
Occupation & Career
writer, restaurateur, businessperson, designer, interior architect
Education
Central Saint Martins; Bryanston School; Central School of Art and Design
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Prince Philip Designers Prize; Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers; Knight Bachelor; Royal Designer for Industry; Design Museum
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers · Knight Bachelor · Prince Philip Designers Prize · Royal Designer for Industry
Notable Work
Design Museum
Education & Institutions
Bryanston School · Central Saint Martins · Central School of Art and Design
Verified Legacy Record
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Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers
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Knight Bachelor
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Royal Designer for Industry
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Family Child
Jasper Conran
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Family Child
Sebastian Conran
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Family Child
Sophie Conran
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Family Spouse
Shirley Conran
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Notable Work
Design Museum
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Sources & Provenance
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