{"title":"Ernest Race","description":"\u003cp\u003eErnest Race (1913 - 1964) was a key figure in early twentieth-century British design. He was born in Newcastle and studied interior design at the Bartlett School of Architecture in London. He first worked as a designer for London lighting manufacturer Troughton \u0026amp; Young before establishing his own company, Race Fabrics, to produce and sell his textile designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the war, Race founded Ernest Race Ltd (subsequently renamed Race Furniture) to manufacture his own furniture designs. The company was to produce some of the most iconic designs of the post-war era, including the BA3 and the Antelope chairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe BA3 chair was the first design issued by Race Furniture. In keeping with the government's Utility Furniture scheme, the chair was made of re-cast aluminium from now redunant British fighter planes, while parachute silk was often used as upholstery fabric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/twentytwentyone.mom\/product\/antelope-standard-chair-ernest-race\"\u003eAntelope chair\u003c\/a\u003e was designed for the 1951 Festival of Britain for use on the terrace of the Royal Festival Hall. In 1955 the BA3 and Antelope chairs won both Gold and Silver medals at the Salone di Milano, a first for British furniture design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRace's designs are notable for their light and often playfully curvaceous, their innovative use of new materials and manufacturing technologies and their distinctive names: the Flamingo, Heron and Antelope and Roebuck chairs number among his designs. His works are now held in the permanent collections of the V\u0026amp;A Museum in London and MOMA, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"isokon-plus-ernest-race-bottleship-mark-2","title":"Bottleship Mark 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBottleship Mark 2\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/twentytwentyone.mom\/designer\/ernest-race\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eErnest Race\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003efor \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/twentytwentyone.mom\/manufacturer\/isokon-plus\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsokon Plus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eIn 1963, Jack Pritchard revived the Isokon furniture company and commissioned Ernest Race to redesign the original Isokon Penguin Donkey and Bottleship by Egon Riss.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eFor his Bottleship Mark 2, Race developed a piece of similar dimensions to the Penguin Donkey but with a hinged lid under which glasses and bottles \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eare stored\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e, creating a cross between a mini-bar and a side table. Only a limited number \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003ewere produced\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e1960s,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e before being brought back into production in 2015. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Isokon Plus","offers":[{"title":"Birch","offer_id":20766710693999,"sku":"ISP-BOTTLESHIP-B","price":765.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cherry","offer_id":20766710726767,"sku":"ISP-BOTTLESHIP-C","price":765.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0032\/4966\/8207\/products\/isokon-plus-twentytwentyone-bottleship-mark-2-1.jpg?v=1644958475"},{"product_id":"isokon-plus-ernest-race-penguin-donkey-mark-2","title":"Penguin Donkey Mark 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsokon Penguin Donkey Mark 2\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/twentytwentyone.mom\/designer\/ernest-race\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/twentytwentyone.mom\/designer\/ernest-race\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErnest Race\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e for \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/twentytwentyone.mom\/manufacturer\/isokon-plus\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/twentytwentyone.mom\/manufacturer\/isokon-plus\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsokon Plus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eThe Penguin Donkey Mark 2 was designed in 1963 when Ernest Race was asked by Jack Pritchard to reconfigure Egon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eRiss'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e original design to include a flat top, allowing the piece to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003ebe used\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e as a side table.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003ePromotional literature for the new Penguin Donkey describes the design as an\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eobliging creature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e\" that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eholds up to 90 paperbacks in two panniers … and provides a convenient chairside table for your tray of hors \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003ed’oeuvres\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e, coffee cups, glass, ashtray, knitting or anything else you want to keep beside you\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Isokon Plus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":20767514230895,"sku":"ISP-PENGUIN-DONKEY-2","price":606.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0032\/4966\/8207\/products\/isokon_plus_twentytwentyone_penguin_donkey_mark_2_1_b7b49c8f-cd14-4131-80c0-7cf65f38c340.jpg?v=1644971869"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0032\/4966\/8207\/collections\/ernest-race-mugshot.jpg?v=1548341637","url":"https:\/\/www.twentytwentyone.mom\/collections\/designers-ernest-race.oembed","provider":"twentytwentyone","version":"1.0","type":"link"}