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Egon Riss

Egon Riss for Isokon, Rare Original Vintage Penguin Donkey Mk 1, 1939, Birch Ply
Egon Riss for Isokon, Rare Original Vintage Penguin Donkey Mk 1, 1939, Birch Ply

Egon Riss for Isokon, Rare Original Vintage Penguin Donkey Mk 1, 1939, Birch Ply

By Isokon

Located in Wargrave, Berkshire

Egon Riss (1901-1964) Penguin Donkey, Mark 1 birch plywood 60cm wide, 43cm high, 42cm deep This

Category

Vintage 1930s British Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Birch, Plywood

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Bookcase Penguin Donkey Mark 2 for Isokon by Ernest Race, Uk 1963
Bookcase Penguin Donkey Mark 2 for Isokon by Ernest Race, Uk 1963

Bookcase Penguin Donkey Mark 2 for Isokon by Ernest Race, Uk 1963

By Ernest Race, Isokon

Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares

to reconfigure Egon Riss's original design to include a flat top that would allow it to be used as a

Category

Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Plywood

Ernest Race Penguin Donkey II  side table, ISOKON 1963
Ernest Race Penguin Donkey II  side table, ISOKON 1963

Ernest Race Penguin Donkey II side table, ISOKON 1963

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H 15.75 in W 20.87 in D 16.15 in

Ernest Race Penguin Donkey II side table, ISOKON 1963

Located in bergen op zoom, NL

mark 2 was designed in 1963 after Jack Pritchard asked Ernest Race to redesign the original Egon Riss

Category

Vintage 1960s British Bookcases

Isokon Plus by Shin & Tomoko Azumi Donkey Mark 3, Birch and Pale Grey
Isokon Plus by Shin & Tomoko Azumi Donkey Mark 3, Birch and Pale Grey

Isokon Plus by Shin & Tomoko Azumi Donkey Mark 3, Birch and Pale Grey

By Isokon Plus

Located in Basildon, London

invited Shin and Tomoko Azumi to create a new version of the iconic storage unit by Egon Riss and Ernest

Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Bookcases

Materials

Birch

Bottleship, designed by Ernest Race for Isokon London, circa 1963, in cherry ply
Bottleship, designed by Ernest Race for Isokon London, circa 1963, in cherry ply

Bottleship, designed by Ernest Race for Isokon London, circa 1963, in cherry ply

By Isokon, Ernest Race

Located in Wargrave, Berkshire

invitation of Isokon's founder Jack Pritchard to redesign the original bottleship by Egon Riss. The

Category

Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Cherry, Plywood

Penguin Donkey Bookcase by Egon Riss
Penguin Donkey Bookcase by Egon Riss

Penguin Donkey Bookcase by Egon Riss

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H 17.25 in W 23.25 in D 16.5 in

Penguin Donkey Bookcase by Egon Riss

Located in Highland, IN

Egon Riss 1939 innovative design for Isokon was created with shelves on both sides sized to

Category

Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Birch, Plywood

Penguin Donkey Mark II Petite Bookcase Table by Ernest Race for Isokon, 1963
Penguin Donkey Mark II Petite Bookcase Table by Ernest Race for Isokon, 1963

Penguin Donkey Mark II Petite Bookcase Table by Ernest Race for Isokon, 1963

By Ettore Sottsass, Isokon, Ernest Race, Gio Ponti

Located in Framingham, MA

. Originally designed in the late 1930s by Egon Riss and called "The Donkey" because it looked like the saddle

Category

Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany, Wood

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