Robin Day Furniture

Robin day obe 1915 2010 was one of the most acclaimed and significant british furniture designers of the 20th century.

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He trained as an industrial and furniture designer at the royal. His influential furniture designs introduced materials such as plywood steel and plastic into the modern design world. Robin day obe rdi fcsd 25 may 1915 9 november 2010 was one of the most significant british furniture designers of the 20th century enjoying a long career spanning seven decades. Robin day was without doubt one of the most influential british furniture designers of the 20th century.

A tenacious and strong willed character robin first won critical acclaim for his furniture. Shop authentic robin day furniture and other robin day furniture from the world s best dealers. All of the robin day collection are licensed iconic 20th century great british designs. Robin day was born in high wycombe in 1915 the son of a police constable.

Born in 1915 in high wycombe the historic centre for the british furniture industry he won a scholarship to the royal college of art in london in the early 1930s. Q stak was designed in 1952 robin day club chair 1962 leo 1965 delphi range 1968 and polo chair 1973. He will of course be best remembered for his polypropylene moulded stacking chairs which have sold around 50 million units since the launch of the poly side chair in 1963 but robin s achievements and his influence on postwar modernism go much further than that. An accomplished industrial and interior designer he was also active in the fields of graphics and exhibitions.

Robin day obe 1915 2010 and his wife lucienne day furniture and print designers are amongst the most acclaimed and influential british designers from the post war era often put on a par with their american contemporaries charles and ray eames. Mid 20th century danish mid century modern robin day furniture. Robin day has long been revered in britain as the grandmaster of furniture design. His wife lucienne day née conradi 1917 2010 was a renowned textile designer.

The official site for furniture designer robin day and textile designer lucienne day tells the story of their lives designs and shows all licensed products. By dansk jens harald quistgaard.