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QE2 restaurant chairs

Chair
1968 (made)
Artist/Maker
Race Furniture Ltd (manufacturer)
Heritage, Robert (designer)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

QE2 restaurant chairs, upholstered plywood shell laminated with Formica on an aluminium base.


Object details

Categories
Design Council Award Winner
Furniture
Interiors
Tourism & Travel
Object type
Chair
TitleQE2 restaurant chairs
Materials and techniques
Upholstered plywood shell laminated with Formica on an aluminium base.
Plywood
Aluminium
Laminating
Upholstery
Brief description
English; 1968; QE2 Restaurant; Race furniture
Physical description
QE2 restaurant chairs, upholstered plywood shell laminated with Formica on an aluminium base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 74.5cm
  • Width: 59cm
  • Depth: 53cm
taken from Circ 765-1969
Credit line
Donated by J W Jordan
Object history
Historical significance: Winner of Design Centre Award in 1968.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.711-1969

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O372089/qe2-restaurant-chairs-chair-heritage-robert/
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