Ernest Race Chairs
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
Ernest Race Flamingo Chair
By Ernest Race
Located in Solihull, GB
The Flamingo chair was designed by Ernest Race for Race furniture and manufactured from 1959 - 1962. It won the Design Centre award in 1959 and is recognised as one of the classic British mid century designs.
The Flamingo chair is becoming very rare and is seldom seen on the market compared to other Ernest Race pieces like the Heron and Antelope chairs and Penguin Donkey bookcase...
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20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Ernest Race Chairs
Materials
Wool
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Ernest Race chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Ernest Race chairs are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wool and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Ernest Race chairs, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original chairs by Ernest Race were created in the mid-century modern style in united kingdom during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider chairs by Robin Day, and Rodney Kinsman. Prices for Ernest Race chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,101 and can go as high as $2,161, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,131.