Pye Model 1108
Radio
1965 (designed), 1966 (made)
1965 (designed), 1966 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The furniture and product designer Robin Day was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire in 1915 and became one of the most renowned designers of the 20th century. This radio is made with a long, low cabinet of wood. It is coated in aluminium, a typical feature of British audio goods during the 1960s. Although television was by then making a serious impact on entertainment patterns in the British public, radio was still a popular form of entertainment. This radio won a Design Centre Award in 1966.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Pye Model 1108 (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Teak veneer, aluminium and plastic |
| Brief description | Radio, Britain, designed by Robin Day in 1965, for Pye of Cambridge Ltd., 1966 |
| Physical description | Mono Radio Reciever model 1108. Cabinet veneered natural satin straight grained teak, with anodised aluminium trim and lags. Loadspeaker grille, turning scale and knobs in grey, black and white plastic. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by the Council of Industrial Design |
| Object history | Historical significance: Winner of Design Centre Award 1966 |
| Historical context | Robin Day was recommended to Pye by Godfrey Imhof, owner of a trendsetting New Oxford Street shop which sold electrical goods, for whom Day had designed packaging for record-player needles. Day began working for Pye in 1949, his designs for the company won two Design Council Awards: the first in 1956 for the CS17 television (see CIRC.231-1963); the second, in 1966, for this radio. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
| Summary | The furniture and product designer Robin Day was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire in 1915 and became one of the most renowned designers of the 20th century. This radio is made with a long, low cabinet of wood. It is coated in aluminium, a typical feature of British audio goods during the 1960s. Although television was by then making a serious impact on entertainment patterns in the British public, radio was still a popular form of entertainment. This radio won a Design Centre Award in 1966. |
| Bibliographic reference | Jackson, Lesley Robin Day, Lucienne Day : pioneers of contemporary design : Barbican Gallery, 8 February-16 April., London, Barbican, 2001
p.77 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.394-1967 |
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| Record created | September 25, 2000 |
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