Ernest Race Club 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, Vintage DA Armchair, 1940's, in Black Velvet
By Ernest Race
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Vintage 'DA 1' armchair by Ernest Race for Race Furniture, Circa 1946. - England.
Rare 1st production, with aluminium legs & coil spring seat newly upholstered in black velvet.
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Ernest Race Club Chairs
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Velvet
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Ernest Race club chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Ernest Race club chairs are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of velvet and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Ernest Race club chairs, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original club chairs by Ernest Race were created in the mid-century modern style in united kingdom during the mid-20th century. Prices for Ernest Race club chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $3,474 and can go as high as $3,474, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,474.