In 1939, Isokon produced the first Penguin Donkey bookcase, but only about one hundred Donkeys were made before production ceased when World War Two broke out. In 1963, the Penguin Donkey mark 2 was ...

The iconic Isokon Penguin Donkey, a 1930s free-standing bookshelf developed with ... The original product was designed by Viennese architect Egon Riss in 1939, and reworked in 1963 by Ernest Race.

This to me is a marmite product – you either love the Isokon Penguin ... Race designed a version – more angular, with a more practical flat top, and then in 2003 the third version of the ...

Originals such as the 'Penguin Donkey' bookstand by resident Egon Riss and Breuer's 'Long Chair' are on display alongside photos of the flats in various states of repair. Isokon was billed as North ...