The Way We Live Now
A special Terence Conran exhibition London event takes place at the Design Museum during winter 11/12 as they celebrate the renowned designers 80th birthday. Looking at all aspects of his career from a design student in the 1940s to his mosty recent projects designing homeware for Marks and Spencers, this is your chance to see an enormous retrospective of one of the most famour British designers of the 20th century.
London plays hosts to several design orientated exhibitions throughout the year, but none are likely to cause so much of a fuss as this one, which coincides with Sir Terence Conrans 80th birthday. From the early days of his career working on the Festival of Britain, to his culinary influences and pop culture of London in the sixties, and the design boom of the eighties, there is plenty to see in this unique exhibition.
Entitled The Way We Live Now, the main crux of the Terence Conran exhibition is the impact Coran has had on the British way of life. Through his textile and ceramic design, magazine work, his creation of the Habitat shop and style, and the introduction of several European eateries in London and beyond, have all shaped and influenced British culture and style since the 50s.
Renowned for creating various different iconic designs, there will no doubt be a plethora of hightlights for Terence Conran fans at the Design Museum. Showcasing various works from the 40s and 50s, that he designed and made himself, you can also see a reconstruction of a Habitat catalogue room, and Conrans own study from his home in Barton Court. You can see all of these as well as examples of lighting, kitchenware, packaging, architecture and retail design in the Terence Conran exhibition.
To add to the air of celebration surrounding his 80th birthday, Terence Conran will also be getting a massive birthday present in the form of a new Design Museum, as he has donated over £17 million to help relocate it to the Grade II listed former Commonwealth Insitute building. Due to be redesigned by another renowned British designer, John Pawson, the renovation and move is set to be complete in 2014, when visitors and design fans will be able to appreciate even more exhibitions in the massive new space on Kensington High Street.
Cost
£9.00-£10.00, free for under 12s