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'There are individuals - not many - who have been hugely influential in shaping the design sense of a nation. But there is only one person who has done all of this and more besides - Sir Terence Conran.' Norman Foster 'He has stitched together excellence, beauty and functionality in food, taste, design and architecture, and then managed to connect that to us and our lives. He has transformed Britain.' Thomas Heatherwick 'His lasting legacy will be his example to other creative people to follow their dreams. His design museum is a constant reminder of that example.' Sir John Hegarty 'Terence Conran was the first person to believe and prove that good design was for everyone. Without his brave example, I would probably never have dared to start out on my own.' Sir James Dyson A complex and contradictory man, design apostle Terence Conran's influence is everywhere in modern Britain. This unparalleled biography offers the most intimate and candid reflection on an incredible life and legacy. The real story of an authentic creative genius, it is filled with privileged insights, never before published, from Terence's many collaborators, several friends and numerous enemies. Frank, amused, indiscreet, sharp, rude, respectful and knowing, it tells Terence's story as it evolved from before the 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. Only his many wives knew Terence better than Stephen Bayley and Roger Mavity.

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Stephen Bayley (Author) In the 1970s, Terence Conran plucked Stephen from the obscurity of provincial academe to do his good works. One result was The Boilerhouse Project, promoting design in London's V&A, which became the most successful gallery of the eighties. Another result was the influential Design Museum. Stephen has since become one of the world's best-known commentators on design and popular culture. Roger Mavity (Author) Roger had been hired by Terence many times, and fired nearly as often. First at the French Gold Abbott ad agency where Roger won the Habitat advertising account; then at two more agencies including Mavity Gilmore, his own business. In 2006 he became Chief Executive of Conran Holdings, Terence's business empire, where he stayed for seven years. Roger also ran his own ad agency for ten years and was Chief Executive of Granada Group's technology and leisure divisions for another ten years. He quit business to work as a writer and photographer.

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