page_title: Robin Day (designer)
section_title: Design Consultancy for John Lewis Partnership and BOAC (1940s-1970s)
hierarchical_section_title: Robin Day (designer) / Career / Design Consultancy for John Lewis Partnership and BOAC (1940s-1970s)
caption_attribution_description: English: Robin Day with model of John Lewis restaurant, 1973
context_page_description: Robin Day, OBE, RDI, FCSD 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 was a renowned textile designer. The couple married in 1942 and had one daughter, Paula Day.
context_section_description: Although Robin and Lucienne Day shared a studio, they mainly worked in their own spheres, apart from two occasions when they collaborated as joint design consultants to the John Lewis Partnership and BOAC. For the latter they designed interiors for the company's fleet of Super VC10 aircraft during the 1960s. Robin later developed a prototype refreshment tray and tableware for Concorde, although this was never produced.
  The Days’ involvement with the John Lewis Partnership was substantial and prolonged as they were engaged as joint design consultants for 25 years between 1962 and 1987. One of their main achievements at JLP was helping to develop a comprehensive new house style, covering everything from in-store signage and product packaging to company stationery and liveries for vans. Robin also designed the interiors of several Waitrose supermarkets and John Lewis department stores, notably Milton Keynes in 1979.
caption: Robin Day with model of John Lewis restaurant, 1973
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