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Daystak Desk RD3
Robin Day's 1951 Daystak Desk RD3: a solid beech desk, 130 cm wide, with a dovetailed drawer box
1300 × 740 × 610 mm
1951
Slovenia
Official product information
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Overview
Daystak Desk RD3 is a desk by Robin Day, shown with the year 1951. It extends the Daystak Table with a drawer box showing dovetail joints, available as a separate order for either side.
Construction
Solid beech frame, CNC cut and assembled with glue and bolts in threaded inserts; top in Fenix Nano laminate on an MDF core with solid wood edging; drawers in beech veneer and solid beech. Plastic gliders.
Specifications
Desk H 74 × W 130 × D 61 cm (29 × 51 × 24 in); drawer box H 25.2 × W 46 × D 45.5 cm. Weight 31.2 kg. Indoor use. Test standards EN 15372 Level 2 and ANSI/BIFMA X5.5; FSC certified wood.
Story
From table to desk
In the page's account the desk grows out of the Daystak Table through an added drawer box with dovetail joints on show. Buying the box separately and choosing a side for it are both allowed.
Robin Day
The page credits the desk to Robin Day, who grew up in the furniture-making town of High Wycombe and worked as an exhibition designer before becoming a prolific furniture designer. It says the desk highlights his skill for blending form with utility.
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RFH Terrace Table RD6
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Daystak Table RD2
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Collection
Daystak Collection
The Daystak Collection by Robin Day for &Tradition: the Daystak Side Chair RD1, Table RD2 and Desk RD3, all dated 1951 and in beech, with sizes and details.