The Antelope collection from Ernest Race’s Heritage line captures an era’s optimism with enduring modernity. Originating from post-war Britain’s 1951 Festival of Britain, this sculptural seating range, whether solo chair or spacious bench, combines playful atomic-age expression with purposeful utility.
Delicate steel-rod frames echo the Windsor side chairs, a folk form popular in both America and Britain from the Eighteenth century onwards, accented by ball feet and slender profiles that bring lightness to lounges, cafés, transport hubs, and performance foyers. The bench adapts the same joyful geometry, offering a social seating alternative that maintains the signature slatted warmth and structural grace.
The bench and chair are not just historic design; they’re functional art – stackable, atmospheric, and unmistakably Race.
