Ernest Race
English textile and furniture designer (1913–1964)
- BA3 aluminum chair
- Antelope chair
Ernest Race (1913-1964) was an English textile and furniture designer, born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1913, and died in 1964 in London.[1] His best-known designs are the BA3 aluminium chair of 1945 and the Antelope, designed for the Festival of Britain in 1951.[1][2] The BA3 won a gold medal at the 10th Milan Trienale in 1954, where the Antelope also won a silver medal.[2] He was made a Royal Designer for Industry in 1953.[3]
References
- ^ a b Design Museum, British Council. "Ernest Race". Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Ernest Race". Race Furniture. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Past Royal Designers – RSA". www.thersa.org. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
Further reading
- Fiell, Charlotte; Fiell, Peter (2005). Design of the 20th Century (25th anniversary ed.). Köln: Taschen. p. 588. ISBN 9783822840788. OCLC 809539744.
External links
- Ernest Race - exclusive collection of reclaimed work by Ernest Race exclusively produced by Race Furniture
- Race Stacking Chairs – Stacking Chairs based exclusively on Ernest Race's designs.
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