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THE OWNERS Sebastian

Conran product designer

(universalexpert.co.uk and

sebastianconranassociates.com)

and his wife Gertrude Thoma an

actress and voiceover artist.

THE PROPERTY The

house is a Victorian villa in

Bayswater west London. Spread

over three oors on the ground

oor there is a drawing room

and open plan kitchen/dining

room. Upstairs there are two

bedrooms two bathrooms and

a shower room.

W

ithout

creativity

there is no

culture without design there is chaos’

tweeted the designer Sebastian Conran

some years ago. It’s a belief that informs

every detail of the Bayswater home

he shares with his wife actress and

voiceover artist Gertrude Thoma.

From the blinds in the bedroom to

the reconfiguration of the open plan

ground floor there is no part of the

house that has escaped the designer’s

careful consideration.

Sebastian had known about the

Victorian villa since childhood. ‘My

stepmother’s sister lived here and I’d

always loved its large garden and the

ground floor space.’ In December 2003

when he heard a sale had fallen through

he didn’t hesitate to put in an oer.

‘

TOP The wall in the back drawing room displays a collection of work that Sebastian designed and collected

during his days working for The Clash in the Seventies. The Corbusier ‘LC4’ chaise longue and the Karuselli

‘Lounge’ chair display the couple’s love of classic design ABOVE Sebastian Conran relaxes at home

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