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Like other designers of the time, he firmly believed that mass-produced furniture could be well designed and sold at affordable prices. His earliest furniture designs were notable for their new forms and for the exceptional use of new materials. Robin Day’s modernist philosophy was shared by the British company Hille, with whom he has worked consistently since 1950. Day designed the Q Stak chair in 1953 as low-cost seating for use in cafés, meeting rooms and places requiring inexpensive and strong stackable chairs. The Q Stak was extremely practical and enjoyed a long production life. It was produced in several versions so that it would appeal to as wide an audience as possible. One version was the non-stacking Q Rod with straight steel rod legs (see Museum no. Circ.239-1960).","physicalDescription":"Chair with a one-piece seat and back of 7-ply cherry-faced plywood. There is a cut-out in the centre of the back of the chair. 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He said of the period: ‘Every\r\ndesigner I knew had a picture of the\r\nEames chair [the DCM] pinned to their\r\ndrawing board’. The Q Stak was intended\r\nas strong, stackable, low-cost seating\r\nfor use in public spaces like cafés and\r\nmeeting rooms.\n\r\nDesigned by Robin Day (1915-2010)\r\nManufactured by Hille Ltd\r\nLondon, Britain\r\nMoulded cherry-faced 7-ply plywood and tubular steel\r\nframe\n\r\nGiven by the designer\r\nV&A: W.37-1992","date":{"text":"2017","earliest":"2017-01-01","latest":"2017-12-31"}},{"text":"'Q-STAK' CHAIR\r\n\r\nDesigned by Robin Day (British, born 1915)\r\nMade by Hille Ltd, London\r\nPlywood faced with cherry, tubular steel\r\n1953\r\n\r\nRobin Day designed this low cost chair for use in cafés, meeting rooms and places requiring inexpensive, strong, stackable chairs. The seat and back are formed from a single piece of plywood, the front face of which is veneered in cherry, An earlier version with steel rod rather than tubular steel legs was less successful commercially.\r\n\r\nGiven by Robin Day\r\nW.37-1992","date":{"text":"1992-2006","earliest":"1992-01-01","latest":"2006-12-31"}}],"partNumbers":["W.37-1992"],"accessionNumberNum":"37","accessionNumberPrefix":"W","accessionYear":1992,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-12","recordCreationDate":"2003-03-05","availableToBook":true}}