Living Etc

the life of a legend

e’s the man who changed the face of design in this country, and it was with great sadness we heard the news that Sir Terence Conran died on 12 September, aged 88. It was Sir Terence who introduced the duvet to the UK from France, who brought us the chicken brick (a staple of 1980s dinner parties) and helped make innovative and

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