Talking Shop – Design, lifestyle and inspiration

When you can wear it? If you’re starting to feel a warm, patriotic glow – and surely even the hardest of hearts must be softening a little at the thought of the celebrations and events to come? – then our super-fine, cashmere…

Here’s a touch of wit and whimsy to brighten a dull day: a limited-edition set of postcards, reproduced from plates taken from a vintage book found by Terence Conran in France and featuring illustrations of imaginary shops – their names…

Good old British weather, guaranteed to keep us guessing and never, ever to be taken for granted; a few weeks ago we were sunbathing and now we’re shivering. What better time to show you one of Wallace Sewell’s beautiful lambswool throws ─ something soft to snuggle under on…

Charm, character and quirkiness: the Cambridge satchel and Brady Aerial Trout bag have all of these qualities – and they’re hugely practical, too. Another of our Best of British ‘heroes’, The Cambridge Satchel Company was set up five years ago…

A contradiction in terms? We don’t think so. As the unseasonal sunshine reveals cobwebs and grim windows – prompting us to embark on an embarrassed frenzy of spring cleaning – a new generation of thoughtfully crafted utility ware and storage,…

Today we’re singing the blues – The Conran Shop blues – as we unveil some of the new accessories arriving soon at our Chelsea store. Blue is big at The Conran Shop this spring. The inspiration was not our local…

Here is a lovely soothing image to accompany a beautiful product with a fascinating back story: Felicity Irons is the UK’s last full-time rush worker and the founder and owner of Rush Matters, a company that makes, you guessed it,…

The way we live is changing – where work, rest and play would once take place in different locations, increasingly they are occurring under one roof and sometimes in one room. Research indicates that by 2016 21% of the working…

Lighting specialist Fabio, from our Marylebone store, has chosen red Zikmu Parrot speakers as his ideal Christmas gift because ‘they sound good, the design is sleek and red is the colour of passion.’  

Isn’t this just divine?! Perfectly timed for Christmas, we think the brand new gold Moshi Moshi Pop handset was made for the kind of people who don’t so much walk into a room but make an entrance (accompanied by a…