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Robin Day, OBE, RDI, FCSD (25 May 1915 – 9 November 2010) was one of the most significant British furniture designers of the 20th century, enjoying a long career spanning seven decades. An accomplished industrial and interior designer, he was also active in the fields of graphics and exhibitions. His wife Lucienne Day, née Conradi (1917–2010) was a renowned textile designer. The couple married in 1942 and had one daughter, Paula Day (born 1954).

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  • Robin Day (* 25. Mai 1915 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire; † 9. November 2010) war ein englischer Designer. Mit seinen Entwürfen wirkte er stilprägend für Großbritannien und darüber hinaus. Berühmt wurde er durch seine stapelbaren Stühle aus Polypropylen, von denen rund 14 Millionen Exemplare verkauft wurden. (de)
  • Robin Day ( 25 de mayo de 1915 - 9 de noviembre de 2010)​ fue un diseñador industrial de mobiliario británico. (es)
  • Robin Day (né le 25 mai 1915 à High Wycombe au Royaume-Uni, et mort le 9 novembre 2010), est un designer anglais. (fr)
  • Robin Day, OBE, RDI, FCSD (25 May 1915 – 9 November 2010) was one of the most significant British furniture designers of the 20th century, enjoying a long career spanning seven decades. An accomplished industrial and interior designer, he was also active in the fields of graphics and exhibitions. His wife Lucienne Day, née Conradi (1917–2010) was a renowned textile designer. The couple married in 1942 and had one daughter, Paula Day (born 1954). (en)
  • Robin Day, född 25 maj 1915 i High Wycombe, död 9 november 2010, var en brittisk möbelformgivare och designer. Han var gift med Lucienne Day. Robin Day vann 1948 en tävling i lågprismöbeldesign för Museum of Modern Art i New York och startade samma år en designbyrå tillsammans med sin hustru. Han ritade tidigt stolar i plywood. Åren 1962–1963 skapade han den mycket spridda stolen Polycrop eller Polypropylene Chair som bland annat licenstillverkades av Overman i Tranås. Day formgav även radio- och TV-apparater, gjorde flygplansritningar med mera. (sv)
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  • Polypropylene chair, Hille furniture, Royal Festival Hall seating (en)
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  • Robin Day (* 25. Mai 1915 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire; † 9. November 2010) war ein englischer Designer. Mit seinen Entwürfen wirkte er stilprägend für Großbritannien und darüber hinaus. Berühmt wurde er durch seine stapelbaren Stühle aus Polypropylen, von denen rund 14 Millionen Exemplare verkauft wurden. (de)
  • Robin Day ( 25 de mayo de 1915 - 9 de noviembre de 2010)​ fue un diseñador industrial de mobiliario británico. (es)
  • Robin Day (né le 25 mai 1915 à High Wycombe au Royaume-Uni, et mort le 9 novembre 2010), est un designer anglais. (fr)
  • Robin Day, OBE, RDI, FCSD (25 May 1915 – 9 November 2010) was one of the most significant British furniture designers of the 20th century, enjoying a long career spanning seven decades. An accomplished industrial and interior designer, he was also active in the fields of graphics and exhibitions. His wife Lucienne Day, née Conradi (1917–2010) was a renowned textile designer. The couple married in 1942 and had one daughter, Paula Day (born 1954). (en)
  • Robin Day, född 25 maj 1915 i High Wycombe, död 9 november 2010, var en brittisk möbelformgivare och designer. Han var gift med Lucienne Day. Robin Day vann 1948 en tävling i lågprismöbeldesign för Museum of Modern Art i New York och startade samma år en designbyrå tillsammans med sin hustru. Han ritade tidigt stolar i plywood. Åren 1962–1963 skapade han den mycket spridda stolen Polycrop eller Polypropylene Chair som bland annat licenstillverkades av Overman i Tranås. Day formgav även radio- och TV-apparater, gjorde flygplansritningar med mera. (sv)
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  • Robin Day (de)
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  • Robin Day (sv)
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