Lucienne Day 

'Calyx' Lucienne Day

Lucienne Day was an iconic and pioneering British textile designer whose love of abstract art can be easily detected through her own work. She said herself that she didn't want to be a painter and had instead a lovely attitude towards helping to make good design available to all. Her textiles allowed people to see and use well designed products in their homes.

You can see the influence of artists such as Joan Miro in Day's work. Her use of abstract shapes and interesting colours were in her time in demand by big department stores such as Heal's and her work continues to influence designers today.

Lucienne attended the Royal College of Art in London where she developed her organic style. Lucienne, together with her husband, furniture designer Robin Day were pioneer's for post-war design, bringing optimism back to Britain through their bright and practical work.

Lucienne Day died aged 93 in 2010, her work continues to inspire.