Robin and Lucienne Day. The couple who transformed British design after World War II by pioneering a new modern idiom. Profile. The furniture designer Robin Day (1915–2010) and his textile designer wife Lucienne (1917–2010) transformed British design after World War II by pioneering a new modern idiom.
What does Robin Robin design at the festival of Britain?
Robin designs the furniture for the Royal Festival Hall and two room settings for the Homes and Gardens Pavilion at the Festival of Britain featuring his furniture and Lucienne’s textiles and wallpapers. Lucienne’s Calyx printed furnishing fabric for Heals is created for this display
How many designs did Robin Robin make?
Robin continues to design exhibition stands for ICI and Ekco until the early 1960s Hille commissions Robin to design furniture for mass-production. Over the next 44 years he creates more than 150 designs for domestic and office furniture and public seating Heals Fabrics commissions Lucienne to design Fluellin.
Who commissions Lucienne to design Fluellin?
Heals Fabrics commissions Lucienne to design Fluellin. Their partnership continues for 25 years, resulting in over 70 designs Robin designs the furniture for the Royal Festival Hall and two room settings for the Homes and Gardens Pavilion at the Festival of Britain featuring his furniture and Lucienne’s textiles and wallpapers.
Why choose Lucienne Day’s design?
Contrary to their fears, Lucienne Day’s new design turned out to have great market appeal and became one of many commercial successes in a long-standing partnership between Heals and the designer. It is now recognised as a seminal piece of British post-war design.
Why was Lucienne Day’s career deferred?
This deferred launch of Lucienne Day’s career coincided with a major governmental initiative to boost the nation’s industrial production by elevating the status, training and consequently the output of British designers.
