Polypropylene Stacking Chair by Robin Day, 1963

• Designed By - Robin Day
• When - 1963
• Made From - Polypropylene and tubular steel
• Manufactured By - Hille
• More Info - Also known as the Polyprop chair, this was the first chair to be made from injection-moulded polypropylene (invented in 1953). It has been widely copied because it is such a brilliant design. It is cheap, light, reliable, stackable, easy to clean and robust. They are especially popular in schools. Robin Day launched the chair by sending 600 free ones to architects, designers and journalists. Now over 14 million have been sold in 23 countries around the world. It is available in many colours. It is so iconic it was featured on the ‘British Design Classics’ stamp series. There is also an armchair and upholstered version. It is available in 5 different sizes and loads of colours.