Terence Conran on Small Spaces

by Terence Conran

Space is our modern greatest luxury. The pressures of metropolitan life, overcrowding and a restrictive budget mean that the quality of our living environment often suffers. However, small is not always a compromise - sensitive use of colour or installing inventive storage systems can transform such places. Terence Conran on Small Spaces looks at both practical and conceptual ideas for entire living spaces, with the emphasis on making the most of limited areas. A main case study is included within each of the five chapters as well as smaller sequences of pictures which give a more detailed overview of the different aspects of space. Terence Conran applies his entrepreneurial knowledge of the interior and of unsurpassed design style to cast a new light on the maximization of small spaces.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published September 17, 2001

About the author

Sir Terence Conran was educated at Bryanston School, Dorset, and trained as a textile designer at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. Hand in hand with his much-publicized career as an arbiter of good taste for a whole generation goes a career in cookery and restaurant management. Having learned the basic skills in the kitchens of a two-star Parisian establishment, he opened several small restaurants in London.These were later sold to finance his fast-expanding furniture business, from which grew the hugely successful Habitat stores. No-one has had a greater influence on contemporary living style than Conran. From the outset of his career, in the brilliant era of the '60s, he devoted his talents to interpreting the home-making aspirations of the bright, busy people of his generation - and to providing them with an excellence of craftsmanship and design at a price they could afford.

Reviews

[Michael Heath-Caldwell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book on contemporary design and smaller spaces.

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good one.