{"id":169286,"date":"2025-03-06T13:46:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T04:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=169286&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-03-06T13:50:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T04:50:10","slug":"terence-conran-making-modern-britain","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/terence-conran-making-modern-britain\/","title":{"rendered":"Terence Conran: Making Modern Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Terence Conran (1931\u20132020) transformed British lifestyle and food culture, influencing everything from personal living spaces to urban and social design. A pioneering force in the design industry, he published influential books on lifestyle, founded the world\u2019s first design museum, and introduced his vision to Japan through The Conran Shop. This exhibition brings together over 300 items, including early designs such as tableware, textiles, and furniture, as well as personal belongings, books, photographs, and films that shaped his creative process. It traces his journey from a teenage designer to a visionary entrepreneur who reshaped everyday life through design. Following its debut in Tokyo, the Fukuoka edition reimagines the exhibition within the dynamic spaces of the Fukuoka Art Museum, offering a fresh perspective on Conran\u2019s enduring impact.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fn_terence-conran_2025_cl-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-169283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fn_terence-conran_2025_cl-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fn_terence-conran_2025_cl-001.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fn_terence-conran_2025_cl-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fn_terence-conran_2025_cl-001.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 4\/19 (Sat.) ~ 6\/8 (Sun.)<br \/>\n\u2022 9:30~17:30 *last entry: 30 min. before closing<br \/>\n\u2022 Closed: Mon. *open on 5\/5 and 6, closed on 5\/7)<br \/>\n\u2022 Adv. ticket: \u00a51,600, HS &#038; JHS \u00a5800 ES \u00a5400 (door ticket: \uff0b\u00a5200)<br \/>\n\u2022 Fukuoka Art Museum<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/36tAUpQq7KZ57y98A\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1-6 Ohorikoen, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvq.co.jp\/event\/detail\/35\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.tvq.co.jp\/event\/detail\/35<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_169284\" style=\"width: 1365px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-169284\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fn_terence-conran_2025_cl-002.jpg?resize=1355%2C1920&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1355\" height=\"1920\" class=\"size-full wp-image-169284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fn_terence-conran_2025_cl-002.jpg?w=1355&amp;ssl=1 1355w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fn_terence-conran_2025_cl-002.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fn_terence-conran_2025_cl-002.jpg?resize=723%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 723w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fn_terence-conran_2025_cl-002.jpg?resize=768%2C1088&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fn_terence-conran_2025_cl-002.jpg?resize=1084%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1084w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-169284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Neal Street Restaurant Menu  (original picture: David Hockney) 1972, Terence Conran Archive, the Design Museum Courtesy of the Conran family<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_169285\" style=\"width: 1410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-169285\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fn_terence-conran_2025_cl-003.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"size-full wp-image-169285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fn_terence-conran_2025_cl-003.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fn_terence-conran_2025_cl-003.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fn_terence-conran_2025_cl-003.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fn_terence-conran_2025_cl-003.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-169285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scenery of the venue \u201cTerence Conran: Making Modern Britain\u201d Tokyo Station Gallery 2024, Photo: Yasuyuki Takaki<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Terence Conran (1931\u20132020) transformed British lifestyle and food culture, influencing everything from&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":169283,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-169286","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-chuo-ku","event-type-art","event-type-exhibition","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/169286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}