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26/05/2007 4:36 am  

I just found a interesting article that Robin and Lucienne Day were similiar to Charles and Ray Eames
although they designed sepertaly
what major contributions did they do. He is a just a few lines from the article,

The furniture designer ROBIN DAY (1915-) and his textile designer wife LUCIENNE (1917-) transformed British design after World War II by pioneering a new modern idiom. He experimented with new materials in inexpensive furniture for manufacturers like Hille and she revitalised textile design with vibrant patterns for Heals.

As Britain’s most celebrated designer couple of the post-war era, Robin and Lucienne Day were – and are still – often compared to their US contemporaries, Charles and Ray Eames. However, their working practice was quite different. Whereas the Eames designed as a team, the Days mostly worked independently in separate fields. Placed side by side, Robin’s furniture and Lucienne’s furnishings are remarkably harmonious in ethos and aesthetic, reflecting the creative synergy between them. But it is important not to blur their identity and achievements. Assessed individually, the Days are both towering figures in their own right.


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26/05/2007 6:26 am  

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couple a few may remember: James and Marie Howell (He an architect/interior designer, she a textile specialist). They lived in Providence and taught at Rhode Island School of Design in the nineteen-sixties. . .as did ceramists Otto and Viveka Heino.
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26/05/2007 7:18 pm  

I've long admired the work...
I've long admired the work of another UK design 'couple' - John & Sylvia Reid. Their designs for Rotaflex (especially the Metallux range) are landmarks of postwar lighting design. They also produced some great designs for Stag Furniture - particularly the Fineline range which used 'end on' ply veneer. Apart from some 50s lamp designs of John's all of their designs seem to be credited as joint efforts.


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26/05/2007 7:30 pm  

John Reid also had one of...
John Reid also had one of the greatest beard and 'tache combos of all time, as captured by Ideal Home mag July 1964


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