Ernest Race: The British influence on Australian Design.

Ernest Race 1913 – 1964. The furniture designed by Ernest Race was a dominant feature at the Festival of Britain’s Southbank site on the Thames. Race, an innovative designer, formed Ernest Race Ltd with engineer Noel Jordan in 1945. Located in Clapham, the small company set about the challenge of producing furniture designs in a

Lowen Behold: The furniture of Fred Lowen

The story of Fred (Fritz) Lowen has all the mystery and intrigue of a finely crafted drama. Born in Germany in 1919, Fred later fled Nazi Germany and found himself aboard the Dunera and bound for Australia where he was placed in internment camps in Hay and Tatura. The humble beginnings of Fred Lowen’s furniture