The Conran Directory of Design

Stephen Bayley (editor)

ISBN 10: 1850290059 / ISBN 13: 9781850290056

Published by Octopus Conran, London, 1985

About this Item

This copy inscribed 'Sherban, thank you for all your help etc., Stephen [Bayley]' on title page. Also has ownership stamp of Sherban G. Cantacuzino on title page. 255 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm. First edition, first printing. Black cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Slight shelf wear to edges, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Seller Inventory # 014755

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Conran Directory of Design
• Publisher: Octopus Conran, London
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1850290059
• ISBN 13: 9781850290056
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Furniture
  • Graphic Design
  • Architecture and Design

About this title

Synopsis

A highly collectible first edition/printing, tight clean copy, protected in a new brodart wrapper, unclipped dustjacket, this is not an Ex-Lib or a BCE/BOMC edition.\n\nA guide to the history of well-designed consumer goods of the last 100 years.

About the Author

Terence Conran is one of the world's leading designers, furniture-makers, restaurateurs and retailers. He was the founder of the Habitat chain of stores, which brought good, modern design within reach of the general population. He is Chairman of Conran Holdings, the parent company of the retail and restaurant businesses, and also Chairman of CD Partnership, his architecture and design practice. There are Conran Shops in London, Paris, Hamburg, Tokyo and Fukuoka. Terence Conran's books include The Essential House Book, Terence Conran on Design, The Essential Garden Book, Classic Conran and most recently The Ultimate House Book. Max Fraser, author of Design UK 2, writes about design for magazines such as The Independent Magazine and Elle Decoration. Still in his early twenties, he has just been asked to sit on the judging panel for next year's 100% Design. He is also the author of the Design UK series which has sold over 20,000 worldwide.