Designer’s Profile: 1915 Born in High Wycombe. 1934 working in local furniture factory. 1934-1939 scholarship to Royal College of Art. Freelance practice as graphic and exhibition designer. 1949 in Partnership with Clive Latimer, won first prize in MOMA International competition for design low cost furniture. 1951 designer of section of Home and Gardens display at Festival of Britain exhibition. Commissioned to design auditorium seating and other furniture for Royal Festival Hall. Gold medal for design at Triennale Exhibition, Milan. 1953 Silver medal for design at Triennale Exhibition, Milan. 1957 Two Design Centre Awards. SIAD design Medal. 1959 Elected Royal Designer for industry. 1961 Design Centre Award. 1965 Design Centre Award. 1983 received the OBE (Office of the “order of the British Empire). 1991 Appointed Senior Fellow, Royal College of Art. 1997 made Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Although best known as a furniture design, Robin Day has worked in many fields of design including graphics, exhibition and interior design, the radion and television receiver industries, the carpet and vinyl industries, and the design of the interior of the Super VC10 and other passenger aircraft.
