RACE FURNITURE - Key Persons
Ernest Race received the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers' Design Medal.
Ernest Race was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1913 and after graduating in interior design from London's Bartlett School of Architecture, he joined the lighting firm Troughton & Young as a draughtsman. After visiting a weaving village in India in 1937, he returned to London and opened a shop in Knightsbridge to sell textiles and carpets.
Race did not start designing furniture until just after World War II when he answered an advertisement from engineer, J.W. Noel Jordan. His skill was to use ingenious manufacturing processes to create contemporary furniture from improvised or recycled materials.
Ernest Race went onto win many awards for his iconic designs and he became a key figure in early twentieth-century British design. His work is celebrated to this day in various exhibits, and we are proud to still manufacture his iconic mid- twentieth century designs in our Heritage Collection.
Ernest Race, was a pioneer in post-war furniture design using new manufacturing processes and crafting iconic designs from recycled materials. The company has grown and evolved, and as a result, Race are now considered an industry leader in creating bespoke seating solutions for prestigious venues around the globe.
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- Technical Manager, Milton Keynes Theatre
Max Clendinning designed the Maxima chair for Race Furniture.
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- Service Manager - Place & Experience, Durham County Council
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- Design Assistant, Magic Mike Live