Penguin Donkey
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White Midcentury 'Isokon' Bookcase / Coffee Table by Ernest Race, England, 1962
By Ernest Race
Located in London, GB
Vintage 'Isokon Penguin Donkey 2' bookcase / coffee table designed by Ernest Race for Isokon in
Category
Antique 1660s English Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Teak, Plywood
H 15.75 in W 20.87 in D 15.75 in
Ernest Race Flamingo Chair
By Ernest Race
Located in Solihull, GB
Ernest Race pieces like the Heron and Antelope chairs and Penguin Donkey bookcase, unlike the Heron chair
Category
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool
Ernest Race Penguin Donkey II side table, ISOKON 1963
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Vintage original 1960s edition Penguin Donkey 2 sidetable. This beautiful side table serves as a
Category
Vintage 1960s British Bookcases
Ernest Race, Penguin Donkey Bookcase by for Isokon
By Ernest Race
Located in London, GB
Mid 20th Century Penguin Donkey Mark II side table was designed in 1963 by Ernest Race
The piece
Category
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Bookcase Penguin Donkey Mark 2 for Isokon by Ernest Race, Uk 1963
By Ernest Race, Isokon
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
The bookcase Penguin Donkey Mark 2 was designed in 1963 after Jack Pritchard asked to Ernest Race
Category
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Plywood
Penguin Donkey Mk 2 by Ernest Race for Isokon
By Isokon, Ernest Race
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
A completely original untouched Isokon Donkey (small bookshelf) by Ernest Race, not restored
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Plywood
Isokon Plus by Shin & Tomoko Azumi Donkey Mark 3, Birch and Pale Grey
By Isokon Plus
Located in Basildon, London
Designed in 2003, the Donkey Mark 3 is a reimagining of the original Penguin Donkey. Isokon Plus
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Bookcases
Materials
Birch
H 16.93 in W 16.54 in D 23.63 in
Bottleship, designed by Ernest Race for Isokon London, circa 1963, in cherry ply
By Ernest Race, Isokon
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
dimensions to Race's early creation, the Penguin Donkey, the Bottleship's ingenious design incorporates a
Category
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Cherry, Plywood
H 16.93 in W 21.66 in D 16.93 in
Penguin Donkey Bookcase by Egon Riss
Located in Highland, IN
making them incredibly rare today.
Isokon and was revived in 1963 and the Penguin Donkey redesigned
Category
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Birch, Plywood
Beaver & Tapley Penguin Bookshelves, Stunning Pair of These Mid-Century Classics
By Beaver and Tapley
Located in London, GB
'Isokon Penguin Donkey'.
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
H 27.96 in W 27.96 in D 5.32 in
Beaver & Tapley Penguin Bookshelf, Stunning 1950s Mid-Century Classic Shelving
By Beaver and Tapley
Located in London, GB
Staples 'Ladderax' shelving system and Ernest Race for Isokon 'Isokon Penguin Donkey'.
Condition note
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
H 34.06 in W 29.34 in D 6.7 in
Ernest Race Penguin Donkey for Isokon
By Ernest Race
Located in Harrogate, GB
An original Penguin Donkey II, designed by Ernest Race for Isokon. Designed in 1963 for penguin
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Ernest Race Penguin Donkey Mark II Side Table
By Isokon Plus, Ernest Race
Located in Frankfurt, Hessen, DE
Unique Donkey Mark II side table designed in 1963 after Jack Pritchard asked Ernest Race to
Category
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Penguin Donkey Mark II Petite Bookcase Table by Ernest Race for Isokon, 1963
By Ettore Sottsass, Ernest Race, Isokon, Gio Ponti
Located in Framingham, MA
Scarce petite Penguin Donkey Mark 2 bookcase/table by Ernest Race for Isokon, 1963, England
Category
Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
H 15.5 in W 21 in D 16 in
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