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Ernest Race Bookcases

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, Isokon Donkey Mk 2, 1963, mid-century classic shelf unit / display
By Ernest Race, Isokon
Located in London, GB
Ernest Race, UK. Isokon Donkey Mark 2 Designed 1963 for the Isokon Furniture Company. Cream-white painted plywood with wooden legs. L 53 cm, W 41 cm,...
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1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ernest Race Bookcases

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Ernest Race, Isokon Donkey Mk 2, 1963, mid-century classic shelf unit / display
Ernest Race, Isokon Donkey Mk 2, 1963, mid-century classic shelf unit / display

Ernest Race, Isokon Donkey Mk 2, 1963, mid-century classic shelf unit / display

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Ernest Race bookcases are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. Many of the original bookcases by Ernest Race were created in the mid-century modern style in united kingdom during the 1960s. Prices for Ernest Race bookcases can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,042 and can go as high as $1,042, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,042.

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