Terence

Bayley, the author of books on style, design and taste, tells the Habitat story with his customary polycultural panache … [Mavity is] good at conveying the experience of being in a room with Conran – John Walsh * Sunday Times *Juicy … interesting * Evening Standard *A close reading of one of the most influential men in design history by two of his closest allies and collaborators, Stephen Bayley and Roger Mavity. There is a brutal honesty about the way in which they have painted their late colleague and friend … * Independent *Compelling … gossipy and entertaining * Irish Independent *[A] fascinating personality, captured here - both affectionately and critically … A terrific read, bubbling with anecdotes and insight * Daily Mail *Irresistibly spiky … fun … rollicking * Spectator *A must-read * The Tablet *The contradictions in Terence Conran’s character shine through in this profile by a former protege whose book is a mixture of scoresettling and affection * Observer *It’s a masterpiece * Dylan Jones *

In the 1970s, Terence Conran plucked Stephen Bayley 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 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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