{"product_id":"terence-9781408715192","title":"Terence","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e ''A terrific read, bubbling with anecdotes and insight'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, 2021''s best biographies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''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'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTerence Conran, a visionary and a myopic. A design entrepreneur and imaginative restaurateur, he was a democratising idealist who was also a selfish hedonist. His influence is everywhere in modern Britain from where we live to what we eat. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTerence: The Man Who Invented Design \u003c\/i\u003eis the most definitive, intimate and revelatory biography of this design legend, by two of his closest collaborators, Roger Mavity and Stephen Bayley. Frank, amusing, indiscreet, sharp, rude, respectful and knowing, it tells Terence''s story as it evolved, from before Habitat''s humble chicken brick to Bibendum''s sophisticated \u003ci\u003epoulet de Bresse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBayley, 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 *\u003cbr\u003eJuicy . . . interesting * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eA 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 *\u003cbr\u003eCompelling . . . gossipy and entertaining * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003e[A] fascinating personality, captured here - both affectionately and critically . . . A terrific read, bubbling with anecdotes and insight * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eIrresistibly spiky . . . fun . . . rollicking * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eA must-read * The Tablet *\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47836859728215,"sku":"9781408715192","price":18.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408715192.jpg?v=1710383925","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/terence-9781408715192","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}