Ernest Race (1913-1964) was an English textile and
furniture designer, born in
Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1913, and died in 1964 in London.
His best-known designs are the BA3
aluminium
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chair of 1945 and the Antelope, designed for the
Festival of Britain
The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition and fair that reached millions of visitors throughout the United Kingdom in the summer of 1951. Historian Kenneth O. Morgan says the Festival was a "triumphant success" during which people:
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in 1951.
The BA3 won a gold medal at the 10th Milan Trienale in 1954, where the Antelope also won a
silver medal.
He was made a Royal Designer for Industry in 1953.
References
External links
Ernest Race- exclusive collection of reclaimed work by Ernest Race exclusively produced b
Race FurnitureRace Stacking Chairs
- Stacking Chairs based exclusively on Ernest Race's designs.
1913 births
1964 deaths
People from Newcastle upon Tyne
British textile designers
English furniture designers
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