Quotes from Terence Conran

Good design is probably 98% common sense. Above all, an object must function well and efficiently-and getting that part right requires a good deal of time and attention.

If our homes should provide anything, they should provide a sense of who we are and how we got here, a sense of connection balanced by a sense of direction and progress.

People whose talents are not exploited become disenchanted and disruptive.

Furniture and food are ways that people define their attitude toward life. They'll buy better stuff if it's offered to them.

I've never met a truly creative person who was happy and satisfied with life.

Hanging onto a bad buy will not redeem the purchase.

Simple implies both ease of operation and a direct connection with the type of elemental pleasures that we go away on holiday to experience - the sun streaming through the windows, for example, the texture of a rug underfoot, or basic peace and quiet.