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EARLY ERNEST RACE DA Sofa, 1949, Classic British Design
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A Classic piece of British design, this early DA sofa designed by Ernest Race has a welded steel frame with coil sprung seats and beech legs. Recently reupholstered in a high quality bouclé wool fabric in cream. Light and anatomical design, very comfortable.
The DA range was launched in 1946, it was Ernest Race's interpretation of a wingback chair and sofa. This was upholstered furniture for the modern space conscious home. Originally conceived in collaboration with Heal's of London the DA Series was a radical departure from traditional bulky armchairs of the past.
- Creator:Ernest Race (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 36.62 in (93 cm)Width: 64.57 in (164 cm)Depth: 36.23 in (92 cm)Seat Height: 16.54 in (42 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1949
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. A very early Race piece.
- Seller Location:Sherborne, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU4835115467642
Ernest Race
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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