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| == Early life == | == Early life == | ||
| Sebastian Conran was born in London,{{r|self}}{{self-published inline|date=September 2017}} the son of British designer, restaurateur and retailer ] and Superwoman author ]née Pearce. He is the elder brother of fashion designer ] and half brother of Tom, ] and Ned. | Sebastian Conran was born in London,{{r|self}}{{self-published inline|date=September 2017}} the son of British designer, restaurateur and retailer ] and Superwoman author ] née Pearce. He is the elder brother of fashion designer ] and half brother of Tom, ] and Ned. | ||
| He was educated at ] in ], in England, where he became a governor and trustee in 2011. He studied ] at the ] in London from 1974-77.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} From 1976-77 he worked as a general factotum and roadie with Punk band '']'', designing clothes, posters, promotional material, record sleeves and stage sets.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} | He was educated at ] in ], in England, where he became a governor and trustee in 2011. He studied ] at the ] in London from 1974-77.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} From 1976-77 he worked as a general factotum and roadie with Punk band '']'', designing clothes, posters, promotional material, record sleeves and stage sets.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} | ||
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| Other clients have included home appliance company ], retailers ] and Sainsbury's, ] and luxury goods company ], among others. | Other clients have included home appliance company ], retailers ] and Sainsbury's, ] and luxury goods company ], among others. | ||
| In 2014 he co-founded and became |
In 2014 he co-founded and became Chief Executive Officer of Consequential Robotics with Professor Tony Prescott and Dr Ben Mitchinson of the ], which brings Sheffield together with the universities of Bristol and Edinburgh. | ||
| In 2015 he co-founded robotics wheelchair start-up Indusiviti and remains Design Director. | |||
| Since the death of his father in 2020 Conran has been chairman of multidisciplinary design group Conran & Partners and the Conran Foundation, set up to promote public education in design. | Since the death of his father in 2020 Conran has been chairman of multidisciplinary design group Conran & Partners and the Conran Foundation, set up to promote public education in design. | ||
| ==Academic career | == Academic career == | ||
| From 1995-98 Sebastian Conran was visiting lecture in the Furniture department of London's ]. From 2008-12 he was Visiting Professor in the Innovation faculty of ] and from 2011-17 was Designer in Residence in the Engineering faculty of the ]. In 2017 he was appointed Visiting Professor of Design and Innovation at ]. | |||
| == Honorary roles == | |||
| ⚫ | Sebastian Conran is a trustee of the ] in London.<ref>{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Press release, ], London, UK, November 2008</ref> and from 2005-9 was a Trustee of educational charity ]. | ||
| From 2008-11 he was a Trustee of the UK ] ].<ref name="designcouncil" />. | |||
| He chaired the Design & Technology Alliance, set up by the UK Government to tackle crime through design, from 2007-11 and ]'s Technologies Innovation Network from 2008-2014. He also chaired Innovate UK's Design Special Interest Group from 2013-16. | |||
| From 2012-16 he chaired the steering committee of Design in Action Scotland. | |||
| ⚫ | Sebastian Conran is a trustee of the ] in London.<ref>{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Press release, ], London, UK, November 2008</ref> and |
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| ==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
| Sebastian Conran and his first wife, fashion designer Georgina Godley, have two sons, Sam, a sound artist, and Max, a cinematographer; he lives with his second wife, voice actor Gertrude Thoma, in Bayswater, West London. | |||
| Sebastian Conran is married and has two children; he lives with his wife Gertrude in a semi-detached Victorian terraced house in Bayswater, West London, which he likens to New York City because of "its buzzy, creative atmosphere". | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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British designerSebastian Orby Conran (born 5 April 1956) is a British , entrepreneur and inventor.
Early life
Sebastian Conran was born in London, the son of British designer, restaurateur and retailer Terence Conran and Superwoman author Shirley Conran née Pearce. He is the elder brother of fashion designer Jasper Conran and half brother of Tom, Sophie Conran and Ned.
He was educated at Bryanston School in Dorset, in England, where he became a governor and trustee in 2011. He studied industrial design engineering at the Central School of Art and Design in London from 1974-77. From 1976-77 he worked as a general factotum and roadie with Punk band The Clash, designing clothes, posters, promotional material, record sleeves and stage sets.
Design career
On graduating in 1978, Conran joined corporate and brand identity consultancyWolff Olins. Three years later he became head of product design at Mothercare.
He established product and brand development consultancySebastian Conran Associates in 1985. From 1999, he headed product and branding design at Studio Conran under Conran & Partners, part of the Conran Group led by his father Sir Terence Conran. In 2009, he re-established the design company Sebastian Conran Associates as managing director, based in west London.
In 2009 Conran co-founded homewares brand Universal Expert for the design and international supply of homewares collections. He has separately collaborated with cooks like Nigella Lawson and Ken Hom to create their own homewares brands and designed products for department store chain John Lewis.
Other clients have included home appliance company Belling, retailers Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury's, Ford Motor Company and luxury goods company Connolly Leather, among others.
In 2014 he co-founded and became Chief Executive Officer of Consequential Robotics with Professor Tony Prescott and Dr Ben Mitchinson of the University of Sheffield, which brings Sheffield together with the universities of Bristol and Edinburgh.
In 2015 he co-founded robotics wheelchair start-up Indusiviti and remains Design Director.
Since the death of his father in 2020 Conran has been chairman of multidisciplinary design group Conran & Partners and the Conran Foundation, set up to promote public education in design.
Academic career
From 1995-98 Sebastian Conran was visiting lecture in the Furniture department of London's Royal College of Art. From 2008-12 he was Visiting Professor in the Innovation faculty of University of the Arts London and from 2011-17 was Designer in Residence in the Engineering faculty of the University of Sheffield. In 2017 he was appointed Visiting Professor of Design and Innovation at Bristol Robotics Laboratory.
Honorary roles
Sebastian Conran is a trustee of the Design Museum in London. and from 2005-9 was a Trustee of educational charity Design & Art Direction.
From 2008-11 he was a Trustee of the UK Design Council Design Council..
He chaired the Design & Technology Alliance, set up by the UK Government to tackle crime through design, from 2007-11 and Innovate UK's Technologies Innovation Network from 2008-2014. He also chaired Innovate UK's Design Special Interest Group from 2013-16.
From 2012-16 he chaired the steering committee of Design in Action Scotland.
Personal life
Sebastian Conran and his first wife, fashion designer Georgina Godley, have two sons, Sam, a sound artist, and Max, a cinematographer; he lives with his second wife, voice actor Gertrude Thoma, in Bayswater, West London.
See also
References
- Sebastian Conran. Conran. Archived 29 December 2010.
- ^ Lynda Relph-Knight, Sebastian Conran leaves Conran & Partners. Design Week, 23 September 2009.
- ^ Sebastian Conran: Managing Director, Studio Conran Archived 3 March 2010 at the UK Government Web Archive, Design Council, UK.
- Sebastian Conran is reappointed a Trustee of the Design Museum, Press release, Design Museum, London, UK, November 2008
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