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- ↑ Sebastian Conran. Conran. Archived 29 December 2010.
- 1 2 Lynda Relph-Knight, Sebastian Conran leaves Conran & Partners. Design Week , 23 September 2009.
- 1 2 Sebastian Conran: Managing Director, Studio Conran Archived 3 March 2010 at the UK Government Web Archive , Design Council, UK.
- ↑ "Honorary Graduates and University Medallists | Graduation | Loughborough University". www.lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ↑ Sebastian Conran is reappointed a Trustee of the Design Museum [ permanent dead link ], Press release, Design Museum, London, UK, November 2008
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