Robin & Lucienne Day : pioneers of modern design / Lesley Jackson.

Main entry:

Jackson, Lesley.

Title & Author:

Robin & Lucienne Day : pioneers of modern design / Lesley Jackson.

Publication:

New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2001.

Description:

192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-189) and index.
The thirties and the war years: School, college and teaching -- The forties: fledgling designers -- The festival of Britain -- The fifites: the triumph of contemporary design -- The sixties: geometric patterns and architectural forms -- The seventies nd eighties: later careers -- The nineties: rediscovery.
Also issued online.

Summary:

"Hailed as the British counterparts to Charles and Ray Eames, Robin and Lucienne Day electrified the British design scene in the 1950s with their startling furniture and textile designs. Indeed, their influence over the next five decades has been so profound that their early products were recently reintroduced by Conran's Habitat." "Lucienne Day pioneered the introduction of modern abstract pattern design in the textile industry. Her fabrics, which oscillate between bold geometric figures and more subtle abstract patterns, were produced by companies as diverse as Heal's and Liberty of London. Robin Day's influential furniture designs pioneered the use of materials such as plywood, steel, and plastic. His stacking polypropylene chair is one of the best-selling chairs in the world." "Robin and Lucienne Day, the first-ever full-length monograph on their designs, features never-before-seen archival material along with over 250 color images of the full range of their work, including furniture, ceramics, textiles, wallpaper, interiors, appliances, exhibit designs, and graphics. Spanning a half-century's creative output, no designer will fail to be awed by the genius seen in this book."--Jacket.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

9781568982717
1568982712

Subject:

Day, Robin, 1915-2010.
Day, Lucienne.
Day, Robin, 1915-
Design History 20th century.
Designers Great Britain Biography.
Design Histoire 20e siècle.
Designers Grande-Bretagne Biographies.
Design.
Designers.
Vormgeving.
Ontwerpers.
Great Britain.

Form/genre:

Biography.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.

Added entries:

Robin and Lucienne Day : pioneers of modern design
Robin + Lucienne Day

Holdings:

Location: Library main 215149
Call No.: NK44.D274 J3 2001
Status: Available

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