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Sir Terence Conran, visionary founder of the Design Museum, has passed away

2020-09-14T11:23:00-04:00

Terence Conran, founder of the Design Museum, designer, philanthropist and businessman, has passed away on Saturday, September 12th. He was 88 years old.

Conran founded the Design Museum in Shad Thames in 1989, and in 2016, the museum was relocated to Keningston, West London where architect John Pawson transformed the organization's 1960s modernist building into an authentic new home. As one of the world's leading museums devoted to contemporary architecture and design, the Design Museum has staged over 100 exhibitions, welcoming over seven million visitors and showcasing the world of names like Paul Smith, Zaha Hadid, Jonathan Ive, Frank Gehry, Eileen Gray and Dieter Rams.

Sir Terence Conran. Courtesy of the Design Museum.

Conran received a medal for Arts Philanthropy in 2012 for is ongoing support and commitment to the museum. In 2017, the Queen awarded him the Order of the Companions of Honor for his contributions to the arts.

A true multidisciplinarian, Terence studied textile de...

'Adopt an Object' campaign announced by London's Design Museum

2016-08-08T13:37:00-04:00

In an attempt to help raise the final £1 million needed to cover construction costs of their new Kensington High Street home, the Design Museum in London have launched a fundraising campaign, Adopt an Object.

For £5, each adopter will receive a personalised thank you film showing an iconic object from the Design Museum's permanent collection making it's way from Shad Thames to the new site in Kensington. Twelve films have been commissioned for the project including a pair of Louboutin heels riding a tube and a Dyson Vacuum crossing the road.

The new museum is due to open on 24 November and will include a free permanent collection as well as two temporary spaces.

Terence Conran, founder of the Design Museum commented: 'We are about to move from Shad Thames to new, bigger premises in Kensington, where all our dreams and ambitions to create the best and most important design museum in the world will become a step closer to reality. It will make my long lifetime in design absolutely wo...