Description
This wonderful book tells the extraordinary tale of Tom Karen, the genius designer responsible for some of the world’s most iconic products, vehicles, toys and more of from the 1960s to the 1990s.
Tom Karen was born in Vienna in 1926. His home, however, was in Brno, a prosperous industrial city, 120 miles from Prague in what was then Czechoslovakia. Following the rise of Nazi Germany, his family had to flee their home country, settling in the UK via Belgium, France and Spain.
A creative at heart, Tom trained in product design at Central Saint Martins and went on to work at Ford and Hotpoint before taking over Ogle Design. It was at Ogle where Tom reached the top of the design game, inventing the Chopper bike, Marble Run, Scimitar GTE and the Bond Bug, amongst many other cult transport vehicles, toys and games loved by kids the world over.
Tom lives and designs in Cambridge. He has four children and seven grandchildren.
Our copies are signed by Tom himself and postage/delivery is included in the price.
Every penny of the proceeds go directly towards supporting the Museum Service – and will be most gratefully received.
*Free ‘Tom Karen: Creations’ exhibition poster postcard with every purchase from this range*
The Garden City Collection is an ACE-accredited museum & archive which celebrates the history of Letchworth, the World’s first Garden City. Highlights of the collection include maps & masterplans, beautiful Arts & Crafts artworks and textiles, and thousands of wonderful old photographs chronicling the life of this unique town.
We sell unique and exclusive books & souvenirs, and all proceeds go directly towards the museum service.
Processing time
Ready to ship in 1-3 business days from United Kingdom (UK)
Shipping policy
Shipping will be made to the address supplied by you on the completed order form.
We ship to all addresses in the UK, and the following regions: United Kingdom
We will endeavour to deliver to you as follows:
1. For delivery to a UK address, within seven (7) Working Days (i.e. Monday to Friday, excluding weekends and UK public holidays) after you place your order;
2. For delivery to an EU address (other than the UK), within ten (10) to fifteen (15) Working Days after you place your order; and
3. For delivery to an address outside of the EU, within fifteen (15) to thirty (30) Working Days after you place your order.
4. We will endeavour to ensure dispatch of any items within three working days of receipt of your order.
Any delivery dates provided by us will be estimates only and you will not be entitled to refuse to accept late delivery or treat late delivery as a breach of contract by us.
We will not deliver to a post office box (PO Box) address. We also reserve the right not to dispatch to a communal post office address. The address supplied by you must have a valid postcode.
If no-one is at the address when delivery is attempted the goods may be retained by the driver, in which case the driver will leave notification of attempted delivery. If they have to return to deliver the goods on a separate occasion a further delivery charge may become payable.
All goods will be delivered by Royal Mail
Refund policy
We will refund purchases only if they are defective.
Please email josh.tidy@letchworth.com or call 07713 565650 in the first instance.
You will usually be required to return the item to us via registered mail.
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