Does any one know about Earnest Race He was considered one of the most influential British furniture designers of the 20th century.
I know He did several metal pieces of furniture with Primary colors does any one else have any good pics of his works I have not seen much of his work,
LRF..
Theres a good reclaimation team that usually has some Race chairs in.
http://www.retrouvius.com
Hi
The person it came from's husband had it from the very early Fifties, and always referred to it as the Ernest Race chair.
All the components, the 'Armstrong' glides, the teak arms - the way they are connected, and the tubular frame construction all point to it being so.
The framework is almost identical to that that of other Race chairs (but in a lot of cases it is covered -I've seen some being reupholstered)
I'm pretty certain it is the prototype I was told it was.
Ernest Race
There is a book on Ernest Race. Here is a link to a synopsis of what it's about... http://reviews.pricegrabber.com/books/mz/12844015/
There is also an excellent review of the Ernest Race book in the The Society Of Architectural Historians of Great Britain's current magazine 'Architectural History' by Professor Neil Jackson. I don't think this is available on-line though.
http://reviews.pricegrabber.com/books/mz/12844015/
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