BA3 Dining Chair by Ernst Race, 1945

• Designed By - Ernst Race
• When - 1945
• Made From - Cast aluminium alloy, upholstered plywood seat and back
• Manufactured By - Race Furniture Ltd.
• More Info - This chair was originally made from re-cast scrap aluminium that was left over from the aircraft industry as there was a shortage of wood in Britain at the time. It was shown at the ‘Britain Can Make It’ exhibition in 1946 and it won a Gold Medal  at the Milan Triennale of 1951 and became Race’s first major success. It was one of the first mass produced pieces of furniture made in Britain and 250,000 were sold between 1945 and 1969. It is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the V&A Museum, London and the Brighton Pavilion Museum, Brighton. The chair is available in many different fabrics. There is also a version with arms.