Ernest Race Explained

Ernest Race
Birth Place:	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Death Place:	London, England
Nationality:	English
Known For:	Textile and furniture design
Style:	Mid-century modern

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]

Further reading

• Book: Design of the 20th Century. Charlotte. Fiell. Peter. Fiell. Taschen. Köln. 25th anniversary. 2005. 588. 9783822840788. 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ernest Race . Design Museum, British Council . 16 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120120164957/http://designmuseum.org/design/ernest-race . 20 January 2012 .
2. Web site: Ernest Race . Race Furniture . 16 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110910220018/http://www.racefurniture.com/product.asp?product=30&from=search . 10 September 2011 .
3. Web site: Past Royal Designers – RSA. www.thersa.org. 2019-03-13.