Ernest Race

Male, Person

1913 –

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Who is Ernest Race?

Ernest Race was an English textile and furniture designer, born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1913, and died in 1964. His best-known designs are the BA3 aluminium chair of 1945 and the Antelope, designed for the Festival of Britain 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 in 1953.

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Born
1913
Newcastle upon Tyne
Education
  • The Bartlett

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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