Ernest Race Penguin Donkey II side table, ISOKON 1963

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...

Black "Rocky" side table - Charles Kalpakian Dimensions: W 35 x D 35 x H 45 cm Materials: Steel Different colors are available Rocky is a sculptural piece. It can be used as ...

Red "Rocky" side table - Charles Kalpakian Dimensions: W 35 x D 35 x H 45 cm Materials: Steel Different colors are available Rocky is a sculptural piece. It can be used as a console or a credenza, but will also accommodate books and objects to become the most graphic display or bookshelf. Designer Charles Kalpakian plays with our perception of space and volume with an object that reveals itself and changes according to the observer’s point of view. The abstract shape of Rocky side lives by itself to become both a coffee table, a side table or a bedside table. Charles Kalpakian was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1982.After collaborating with prestigious agencies including the Ora Ito...

Blue "Rocky" side table - Charles Kalpakian Dimensions: W 35 x D 35 x H 45 cm Materials: steel Different colors are available Rocky is a sculptural piece. It can be used as a...

Green "Rocky" side table - Charles Kalpakian Dimensions: W 35 x D 35 x H 45 cm Materials: Steel Different colors are available Rocky is a sculptural piece. It can be used as a console or a credenza, but will also accommodate books and objects to become the most graphic display or bookshelf. Designer Charles Kalpakian plays with our perception of space and volume with an object that reveals itself and changes according to the observer’s point of view. The abstract shape of Rocky side lives by itself to become both a coffee table, a side table and a bedside table. Charles Kalpakian was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1982.After collaborating with prestigious agencies including the Ora Ito...

Add a brutalist flare to your interior with this piece by Swiss architect Willy Guhl. A sculptural concrete cube with a hollow interior and curved edges, this object would make for a...

We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine antique Sheraton Revival Mahogany & Satinwood revolving bookcase table A very good looking well made and decorative piece. Made i...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning vintage Sheraton Revival mahogany & Satinwood revolving bookcase table A very good looking well made and decorative piece. Made in...

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning vintage Sheraton revival burr elm & satinwood revolving bookcase table A very good looking well made and decorative piece. Made in...

The "Mixed public-private boundary" collection of Cometabolism Studio uses objects in public and private spaces to reorganize and reproduce, forming installations suitable for both "...