Zigzag Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Egon Riss (1901-1964) Penguin Donkey, Mark 1 birch plywood 60cm wide, 43cm high, 42cm deep This original Isokon Penguin Donkey Mark 1 was designed by the architect Egon Riss in 1939 and made by Isokon, probably the most forward-thinking British furniture manufacturer of the 1930s, whose founder Jack Pritchard worked with the leading modernist designers and architects of the day to produce innovative furniture which have become design icons. Isokon furniture exploited the strength and lightness of bent plywood, and the Donkey is no exception. It was named the Donkey because of its organic, curvilinear shape with four legs and two 'panniers'. Books were stacked in the panniers while the space between them could be used for magazines and newspapers. In the late 1930s, the Penguin Donkey bookcase...

George Nelson, Rosewood Jewelry cabinet, 1950s In the 1950s, Nelson designed a range of furniture which was produced and retailed by Herman Miller. This is the rare eight drawer j...

Rare small storage cabinet on wheels designed by Bodil Kjaer 1959, manufactured by Pedersen & Son and editioned by Jason Møbler, Denmark, early 1950s, in beautifully grained rosewoo...

Model S201 Teak Sideboard, designed by John & Sylvia Reid as part of the S range brought out by Stag Furniture. Two-door cupboard containing adjustable shelves and a bank of four gr...