Ernest Race Furniture
British, 1913-1964
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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Creator: Ernest Race
Dealer: Andevost Furniture
Vintage Ernest Race Heron Armchair and Footstool in White Bouclé, Britain, 1950s
By Ernest Race, Race Furniture
Located in London, GB
A completely reupholstered Heron chair by Ernest Race from the 1950s, along with original footstool. An impressive and ergonomic design, the Heron armchair...
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1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ernest Race Furniture
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Steel
Ernest Race Rocking Chair, 1940s, England
By Ernest Race
Located in London, GB
Designed by Ernest Race in 1948. A very rare low volume original, it has become a highly recognised design classic.
Constructed from bent steel rod, the chair is very comfortable. ...
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1940s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ernest Race Furniture
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Round Coffee Table, Rare Ernest Race Design, 1940s
By Ernest Race, Race Furniture
Located in London, GB
Ernest Race Coffee Table Designed by Ernest Race in the 1940s Cast aluminium legs Walnut veneer table top with aluminium banding.
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1940s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ernest Race Furniture
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Aluminum
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