Design Guild Mark Holder
675 Chair
Name of Designer:
Robin Day138
2015
Case
A pioneer of new materials and processes, Robin Day utilised the tensile strength and visual lightness of formed ply to make the one-piece back and arm component the chair’s most characteristic feature, combined with a carefully considered tubular frame and upholstered seat. Working closely with the Robin and Lucienne Day Foundation, Case has launched the latest endorsed and licensed chair which sensitively reflects the original 1952 design in terms of proportion, detailing and specification while using modern production techniques.
Robin Day (1915 – 2010) was one of the most significant British furniture designers of the twentieth century. His breakthrough came at the Festival of Britain in 1951, when his radical moulded plywood seating for the Royal Festival Hall introduced the British public to modern design for the first time. In the 1960s Robin Day and Hille pioneered the world’s first mass-produced Polypropylene Chair, a development which transformed the international furniture industry. Robin Day produced a prolific body of work in a career lasting nearly seven decades and his furniture continues to contribute to the quality of people’s lives in homes, schools, theatres and other public spaces all over the world.
