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Since Robin Day's death in 2010, the responsibility for licensing his designs has been taken over by the Robin and Lucienne Day Foundation, established by Paula Day in 2012. [18] Robin Day received many honours over the course of his long career. He was appointed a Royal Designer for Industry in 1959 and appointed an OBE in 1983. [19]
The two designers, Robin Day and Clive Latimer, had won prizes for furniture design from the New York Museum of Modern Art. Together the company changed direction and the new furniture was designed not for retail but for specification by architects and large projects. They were awarded the contract to deliver furniture for the Festival Hall. [2]
Sir Robin Day (24 October 1923 – 6 August 2000) was an English political journalist and television and radio broadcaster. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Day's obituary in The Guardian by Dick Taverne stated that he was "the most outstanding television journalist of his generation.
For three decades, Horton’s Furniture was well known for the twins who advertised the store. With the announcement the store is closing, some immediately wondered where the twins are now.
Frederick Scott (14 July 1942 – 31 January 2001) [1] was a British designer who was best known for creating the Supporto chair. [2] [3] Scott was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire in 1942. Scott began his career as an apprentice at the G Plan factory, before going on to study furniture design at the Royal College of Art in 1963.
Radio host Robin Ayers has died. She was 44. Ayers - who was a well-known entertainment reporter and radio host at KBLA 1580 Talk Radio - died on Thursday, Dec. 5, it has been announced.
Former Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Robin Windsor has died aged 44. Tributes are rolling in for the star , who joined the BBC competition in 2010, and participated in four series up ...
Hille Polypropylenne Chair (1963) Hille Polypropylene Armchair with ski base (1967) Robin Day polypropylene stacking chairs (1963) The polypropylene stacking chair or polyprop [citation needed] is a chair manufactured in an injection moulding process using polypropylene. It was designed by Robin Day in 1963 for S. Hille & Co. It is now so ...