'Scoop' seating unit formed from a block of upholstery foam with a quilted overlay cushion 'Groovy' cotton corduroy fabric in 'rust', designed by Terence Conran in conjunction with Acrofoam c.1973 ...and retailed c.1974-1980, this example purchased from Habitat in 1975 and acquired from the original owner.
Some years back Sidell Gibson, the architects of this latest proposal, won the Grand Buildings competition in Trafalgar Square by proposing the re-creation of a rather dull Victorian facade, giving ...London a pointless pile of pastiche. Now here's more of the same. For God's sake, this is the 21st century - why not a 21st century building?
Chequers Terence Conran; David Whitehead Ltd Image
One of a pair of curtains made from rayon fabric with the 'Chequers' design, printed with a grid pattern of green and yellow rectangles and black abstract designs on a cream ground, designed by ...Terence Conran for David Whitehead Ltd. in 1951.
