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Ernest Race Side 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
Cast Aluminum and Vinyl "BA3" Chairs by Ernest Race for Race Furniture
Cast Aluminum and Vinyl "BA3" Chairs by Ernest Race for Race Furniture

Cast Aluminum and Vinyl "BA3" Chairs by Ernest Race for Race Furniture

$1,800 / set

Cast Aluminum and Vinyl "BA3" Chairs by Ernest Race for Race Furniture

By Ernest Race

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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.

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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Ernest Race Side Chairs

Materials

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Ernest Race side chairs for sale on 1stDibs.

Ernest Race side chairs are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Ernest Race side chairs, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original side chairs by Ernest Race were created in the mid-century modern style in united kingdom during the mid-20th century. Prices for Ernest Race side chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,800 and can go as high as $1,800, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,800.