Tribute – Sir Terence Conran

Tribute to Sir Terence Conran

Following the sad death of Sir Terence Conran, The Conran Shop have covered the entire windows of their London store with superb tributes.

Innovative designer Sir Terence Conran and his ground-breaking Habitat stores were as much a part of the swinging 60s as mini-skirts, The Beatles and Mary Quant.

Frustrated by what he saw as the inability of retailers to market his furniture designs properly, Conran opened his first Habitat shop in London’s Fulham Road. Two decades before Ikea arrived in the UK, it brought style and simplicity, not to mention flat-pack furniture, into British homes. Habitat furnishings and household goods were practical and elegant, distinguished by bright colours and copious use of pinewood. He opened the first Habitat shop in Chelsea, London and went on to found The Conran Shop. Conran has also opened more than 50 restaurants over the years. Today The Conran Shop is still located in London’s Fulham Road with other stores in Paris and concessions in stores such as Selfridges, Galeries Lafayette in Paris plus several concessions in stores in Japan.