Ernest Race was a British textile artist and furniture designer, born in 1913, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. After graduating with a degree in interior design from London’s Bartlett School of Architecture, he joined the lighting firm, Troughton & Young, as a draughtsman. He was a key figure in the British furniture design industry in the 1900s, with his skill involving the use of ingenious manufacturing processes to create contemporary furniture from improvised or recycled materials.
After visiting a weaving village in India in 1937, Ernest returned to London and opened a shop in Knightsbridge, to sell textiles and carpets. He did not start designing furniture until just after World War II, when he answered an advertisement from engineer, J.W. Noel Jordan. His best-known designs are the BA3 aluminium chair of 1945 and the Antelope, designed for the “Festival of Britain” in 1951.
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Set Of Four Mid Century Ernest Race Antelope Chairs
By Ernest Race
Located in Norwich, GB
Set of four mid century Antelope chairs designed by Ernest Race. Each labelled: Race Made in England. Circa late 1950's. Originally designed for the Festival of Britain 1951 as an interior and al fresco chair...
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$3,799Sale Price|20% Off
H 36.62 in W 64.57 in D 36.23 in
EARLY ERNEST RACE DA Sofa, 1949, Classic British Design
By Ernest Race
Located in Sherborne, GB
A Classic piece of British design, this early DA sofa designed by Ernest Race has a welded steel frame with coil sprung seats and beech legs. Recently r...
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Rare Ernest Race 'Neptune' lounge chair. c1953 England
By Ernest Race
Located in London, GB
An early Ernest Race 'Neptune' chair. Beech plywood with the early brass fittings and webbing. Folds to an incredible 12cm Structurally sound with a lovely patina
Beech, Plywood
$1,800 / set
H 29.5 in W 17 in D 17 in
Cast Aluminum and Vinyl "BA3" Chairs by Ernest Race for Race Furniture
By Ernest Race
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of English, Mid-Century Modern, cast aluminum "BA3" side chairs designed by Ernest Race for Race Furniture feature upholstered seats and backs in perforated putty gray vinyl.
Aluminum
$9,497Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 25.6 in Dm 41.34 in
Unique 1950s Springbok Garden Table and Chairs Set by Ernest Race
By Race Furniture, Ernest Race
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
A unique 1950s table with four accompanying "Springbok" chairs by Ernest Race for Race Furniture. Made for the 1951 Festival of Britain, the chairs are of original vintage. The chairs bear remnants of the Race Furniture label. The bespoke Springbok table was made by Ernest Race in the 50s to accompany the chairs and is as rare as it gets. This set is documented in the Antique Trade Gazette: Ernest Race, who died at the early age of 51 in 1964, established his eponymous company in 1945 and is best known for his 'Antelope' and 'Springbok' chairs that were unveiled at the Festival of Britain and used steel rod frames with plywood and spring seats. Pictured here is a set of four 'Springbok' chairs as shown at the festival accompanied by a unique custom-made table. Both use Race’s characteristic steel rod frames and ball feet. The set has had some conservation work, including the addition of transparent tubing to protect areas where the plastic webbing has split. It remains in very useful condition and would make the ultimate MCM garden...
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