Influenced by the notion of flexible design, the Daystak Desk highlights Robin Day’s skill for blending form with utility. The addition of a drawer box with visible dovetail joinery to the Daystak Table expands the functional potential of the design to create a desk that embodies Day’s singular creative focus. The drawer box can be ordered separately and placed on either side of the table.
Desk:
H: 71 cm x W: 122 cm x D: 61 cm
Drawer:
H: 25.2 cm x W: 46 cm x D: 45.5 cm
Product Material
Solid beech, Beech veneer and Fenix Nano laminate.
Production Process
The solid beech frame is cut using a CNC machine. The frame is assembled using both glue and bolts with threaded inserts. The table top for both finishes is laminated and glued to an MDF core. It is then trimmed to size and solid wooden edging is glued around the border. The drawers are made from beech veneer and solid beech cut using a CNC machine, and glued together with traditional woodwork joinery.
Robin Day (1915-2010) grew up in the furniture making town of High Wycombe, surrounded by timber yards and cabinetmaking workshops. After graduating from Royal College of Art in London, his dream of becoming a furniture designer was put on hold due to the outbreak of World War II. He instead developed his skills making drawings and models for architects, signwriting, producing showcards for fashion boutiques and teaching technical drawing and lettering part-time. He later went on to become an established exhibition designer before becoming a prolific furniture designer.
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