The original volume of Robin & Lucienne Day:Pioneers of Style has sold in excess of 10,000 copies in the UK since its release in 2000. The Days' both died in 2010 which has increased their profile in the UK and Worldwide. Pallant House Gallery hosts a major exhibition on the Days' in 2011. Historic partnerships with John Lewis,Heal's and the Royal Society of Arts prove the admiration for Robin and Lucienne Day across the board for design.

'Jackson, a design historian with a penchant for this period, brings out the best in the duo, the epitome of no-nonsense modernism with a human heart' - Wallpaper

Lesley Jackson is an independent writer and curator specializing in 20th century design. She is the author of many highly-acclaimed books on post-war design, including The New Look:Design in the Fifties (1991), 'Contemporary'Architecture and Interiors of the 1950s (1994) and The Sixties:Decade of Design Revolution (1998). An expert on modern textiles, her recent books include 20th Century Pattern Design:Textile &Wallpaper Pioneers (2002), From Atoms to Patterns:Crystal Structure Designs from the 1951 Festival of Britain (2007) and Shirley Craven and Hull Traders:Revolutionary Fabrics and Furniture 1957-1980 (2009). In 2001 she curated the major exhibition Robin and Lucienne Day: Pioneers of Contemporary Design, held at the Barbican Art Gallery, London.

PREFACE 1930-45 THE THIRTIES AND THEWAR YEARS: SCHOOL, COLLEGE AND TEACHING 1946-50 THE FORTIES: FLEDGLING DESIGNERS 1951 THE FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN 1952-59 THE FIFTIES: THE TRIUMPH OF CONTEMPORARY DESIGN 1960-69 THE SIXTIES: GEOMETRIC PATTERNS AND ARCHITECTURAL FORMS 1970-93 THE SEVENTIES AND EIGHTIES: LATER CAREERS 1994-2000 THE NINETIES: REDISCOVERY CHAPTER NOTES LIST OF DESIGNS: ROBIN DAY LIST OF DESIGNS: LUCIENNE DAY BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX ACKNOWLEDGMENTS