While there is a great value in things that are old, it seems that the overwhelming challenge in Britain in the late 20th century is to make every effort to see value in the contemporary and in the future.

He has lived there for 25 years and says that the house still isn't finiStephen Bayleyd: "doing up a home is like food and sex: it should never be ruStephen Bayleyd" and that the sole purpose of the garden is as "a place to sit with a book and a glass of wine". In 2007 Bayley became The Observer's architecture and design correspondent. In July 2008 Bayley described as a 'design guru' became the first of three non-executive directors to join the management board of Sidhu & Simon Communications a public relations and sponsorship agency.

Stephen Paul Bayley (born 13 October 1951 Cardiff Wales) is a British design critic cultural critic and author.