675 Chair - Leather Seat
Case
Designed by Robin Day.
The 675 Chair is one of the most recognised chairs of the 20th century. Originally created in 1952, this chair's most prominent feature is its curved veneered plywood back - pioneering at the time.
In close collaboration with the Robin and Lucienne Day Foundation, Case Furniture revisited the original 675 Chair design and faithfully relaunched the design in 2014.
The 675 Chair was awarded the prestigious Design Guild Mark in 2015.
"Case have been willing to go the extra mile to develop a product which is very close to my fathers actual 1952 design. The result is startlingly fresh and authoritative; one glance is enough to convince that this is the real Robin Day 675 design, vigorous, poised and finely proportioned. Like all his chairs, it is also very comfortable." - Paula Day, daughter of Robin & Lucienne Day.
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675 Chair, 1953
Whereas 1930s furniture had been heavy and ponderous, Day’s post-war designs were light on their feet and economical in their use of materials. A minimalist frame was adopted for the 675 Chair, a dining chair with a slender floating moulded plywood seat back.
In September 2014 Case Furniture launched an authentic new production of Robin Days’ classic 675 Chair (1952). An example of the original production was sourced as the template for development work carried out in consultation with the Robin and Lucienne Day Foundation. It was awarded a Design Guild Mark by the Furniture Makers' Company in March 2015.
Robin and Lucienne Day
Together, Robin and Lucienne Day transformed British design after World War II with striking furniture and textiles that signaled a new era of modernist sensibilities for everyday living. Robin’s revolutionary furniture designs introduced materials such as plastic, steel and plywood to homes, offices and schools. His stacking polypropylene chair endures as an icon and now graces a Royal Mail postage stamp. Lucienne’s abstract textile designs brought accessible elegance into the homes of postwar British consumers.
The Days’ fresh design approaches, including their contributions to the Royal Festival Hall in 1951, helped fuel the artistic and commercial awakening that led Britain out of the devastation of World War II.