Designer · United Kingdom · 1931–2020
Terence Conran
Terence Conran (1931–2020) – British designer and entrepreneur, founder of Habitat (1964) and London's Design Museum (1989).
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About the designer
- Lifetime
- 1931–2020
- Country
- United Kingdom
Terence Conran was born in 1931 in Kingston upon Thames and died in 2020 in Kintbury (West Berkshire). He attended Bryanston School and then studied textile design at Central School of Art and Design.
In 1964, he opened the first Habitat shop in London's Chelsea, bringing contemporary design to a mass audience in the United Kingdom. In the mid-1980s, Habitat became part of the Storehouse group alongside BhS, Mothercare and Heal’s; Conran lost control of the group in 1990. In 1980, he founded the Conran Roche practice with Fred Roche, and in 1983 the Benchmark Furniture manufacturing company with Sean Sutcliffe. In 1989, he founded the Design Museum at Shad Thames in London, and from 2003 to 2011 he was provost of the Royal College of Art. He received a knighthood (1983), the Prince Philip Designers Prize (2003) and the title of Royal Designer for Industry (2010).
