Getting inside the mind of design genius Terence Conran

At 85, designer, restaurateur, author and retailer Terence Conran retains much of the lightening-quick talent and ambition that has realised an astonishing portfolio of businesses. Kya deLongchamps takes a look at the career and achievements of one of Britain’s most daring creatives, who brought quality design to ordinary people.

He does not understand holidays, currently wears only blue shirts made to measure by Hawes & Curtis and, since the 1950s, has almost single-handedly changed the way the British furnished their homes.

In 2014, Sir Terence Conran finally handed the reins of Conran Holdings to his son, fashion and interior designer, Jasper Conran. Rumours of feuding between the five gifted Conran siblings were firmly put to bed.