Stephen Bayley
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'''Stephen Bayley''' (born in [[Cardiff]] on [[13 October]], [[1951]]) is a British [[design]] [[critic]], [[cultural critic]] and [[author]]. | '''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. 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]]. | + | 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]]. | ||
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 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]]. | 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 == | ||
+ | *''[[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. | ||
+ | *''[[Taste: The Secret Meaning of Things]]'' (1991) | ||
+ | *''[[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
- 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.
- Taste: The Secret Meaning of Things (1991)
- Sex: An Intimate Companion (2001) (editor)