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DESIGNER - ROBIN DAY Robin Day, trained at the Royal College of Art in the 1930s. He was a furniture designer, best known for his innovative design of the Polyprop Chair in 1963. This was manufactured from polypropylene, through injection moulding. This design became a trend setter for cheap, quality, mass manufactured, stackable chairs. Over 30 million have now been sold.
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THE POLYPROP CHAIR - 1 Probably one of the most used chairs in the world is Robin Day’s Polyprop Chair of 1963, which continues to be manufactured to this day. |
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THE POLYPROP CHAIR - 2 High impact resistant polypropylene, is used for the seat and tubular steel for the frame. This means that the chair is cheap and can be mass produced.
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CHARACTERISTICS OF AN 1. A bench mark for others to follow. |
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1. Who was the designer Robin Day? 3 marks |
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2. Why was the Polyprop Chair innovative, in the 1960s? 5 marks |
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1. Read the characteristics of ‘iconic / trend setting ‘design’. List 7 reasons for the Polyprop Chair as been an iconic / trend setting design. 7 marks |
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