This is the first professional illustration by Chloe Cheese, made for the Sunday Times Magazine in 1977. She was commissioned to make a drawing for one of Caroline Conran’s weekly cooking tips.
It was bought by Terrance Conran and then sold recently when his estate was put up for sale, when i bought it.
Caroline and Terrance opened up the shop Habitat in 1964 and by the 70s he was very famous for making European furniture styles and fitting the shop with stylish international products. I have a collection of some of the early catalogues and they really were key in setting trends rather than following them, due to the fact they had such little competition.