Robin and Lucienne Day

Lesley Jackson

• 08 februari 2001
• 9781840002393

Samenvatting:

Robin and Lucienne Day are Britain's most influential designers of the post-war period. Working independently in a wide range of disciplines, including furniture, fabrics, ceramics, wallpapers, exhibition design and graphics, they have pursued celebrated careers for more than fifty years. In this authoritative work, timed to coincide with a major restrospective exhibition at the Barbican Art Gallery in London, Lesley Jackson traces the Days' careers, decade by decade, through their time as pioneers of 'Contemporary' design in the 1950s and '60s, up to their most recent work for Habitat. Superbly illustrated with the Days' own archive material and with commissioned photography showing the full extent of their creative output - from Robin's best-selling polypropylene chair to Lucienne's outstanding Calyx fabric design - this book presents the first comprehensive survey of these two legendary designers' careers. Together, it forms an invaluable resource for designers, students and design historians.