- Designed By - Ernst Race
- When - 1951
- Made From - Steel
rod and moulded plywood
- Manufactured By - Race Furniture Ltd.
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chair with it’s minimal frame and ball feet, the Antelope Chair is a classic
1950’s design. It was originally commissioned to furnish the outdoor terraces
of the newly built Royal Festival Hall for the 1951 Festival of Britain. It won
a silver medal at the Milan Triennale in 1954. The seat is
available in six colours, red is the most popular.
- Designed By - Ernst Race
- When - 1945
- Made From - Cast
aluminium alloy, upholstered plywood seat and back
- Manufactured By - Race Furniture Ltd.
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chair was originally made from re-cast scrap aluminium that was left over from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.
