Lucienne Day
Yesterday I heard on Front Row that Lucienne Day has died, aged .
She was a major textile designer in the post-war period, who along with her husband, Robin Day (designer of that plastic stacking chair which is now ubiquitous worldwide), had a profound impact on the visual identity of the UK.
Read more about this design pioneer at the in her obituary in the Guardian (3rd February, 2010) and see more of her dsigns at the Design Museum.