Stephen Bayley
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- | [[Stephen Bayley]] on [[Roland Barthes]] in The Independent of May 2002: | + | '''Stephen Bayley''' (born in [[Cardiff]] on [[13 October]], [[1951]]) is a British [[design]] [[critic]], [[cultural critic]] and [[author]]. |
- | :Re-read Barthes now and you realise that there was no great methodology, no "great theory". Rather, he makes his point through cumulative aphorism and shrewd observation. His achievement? To make us take [[The Simpsons]] seriously. As Professor Morris Zapp says in David Lodge's academic satire ''Small World'', 'I'm a bit of a [[deconstructionist]] myself.' . . ." | + | |
+ | Educated at [[Manchester University]] and [[Liverpool School of Architecture]], he has worked as a museum [[curator]], and was the first director of the [[Design Museum]] in London. | ||
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+ | Stephen Bayley came to prominence as director of the Victoria & Albert Museum's Boilerhouse project in the 1980s with his famed design exhibitions on the Ford Sierra and the Coca-Cola bottle. | ||
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+ | He became nationally famous when he was appointed as creative director of the exhibition at the [[Millenium Dome]] in Greenwich. After a series of disputes he resigned in [[1998]]. | ||
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+ | He writes for several newspapers and is a contributing editor of [[GQ]]. He is also a regular columist in British CAR magazine where he offers a critique of contemporary motoring design from a philosophical perspective. He has also appeared on [[television]] series such as ''[[Have I Got News For You]]'' and ''[[Grumpy Old Men]]''. | ||
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+ | He has also written several books, including ''A Dictionary of Idiocy'' and ''General Knowledge'' and ''[[Life's A Pitch]]'' (ISBN 0593056434), co-authored with [[Roger Mavity]]. | ||
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+ | == Selected list of publications == | ||
+ | *''[[Taste: The Secret Meaning of Things]]'' (1991) | ||
+ | *''[[General Knowledge]]'' (2000) | ||
+ | **Don't buy General Knowledge if you already have Taste: The Secret Meaning of Things (1991). General Knowledge reproduced the best of Taste without substantial additions. | ||
+ | *''[[Sex: An Intimate Companion]]'' (2001) (editor) | ||
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Stephen Bayley (born in Cardiff on 13 October, 1951) is a British design critic, cultural critic and author.
Educated at Manchester University and Liverpool School of Architecture, he has worked as a museum curator, and was the first director of the Design Museum in London.
Stephen Bayley came to prominence as director of the Victoria & Albert Museum's Boilerhouse project in the 1980s with his famed design exhibitions on the Ford Sierra and the Coca-Cola bottle.
He became nationally famous when he was appointed as creative director of the exhibition at the Millenium Dome in Greenwich. After a series of disputes he resigned in 1998.
He writes for several newspapers and is a contributing editor of GQ. He is also a regular columist in British CAR magazine where he offers a critique of contemporary motoring design from a philosophical perspective. He has also appeared on television series such as Have I Got News For You and Grumpy Old Men.
He has also written several books, including A Dictionary of Idiocy and General Knowledge and Life's A Pitch (ISBN 0593056434), co-authored with Roger Mavity.
Selected list of publications
- Taste: The Secret Meaning of Things (1991)
- General Knowledge (2000)
- Don't buy General Knowledge if you already have Taste: The Secret Meaning of Things (1991). General Knowledge reproduced the best of Taste without substantial additions.
- Sex: An Intimate Companion (2001) (editor)