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The original one-off modern sofa designed for the Isokon building in 1936.  Isokon Plus are bringing this and other Marcel Breuer designs back into full hand made production in late 2016.

https://twitter.com/IsokonPlus

http://www.isokonplus.com/

Check our Isokon page for more about the building and furniture:

http://squareendknittedtie.tumblr.com/tagged/isokon

Marcel Breuer, designer of furniture for the building while in residence.

How Isokon Plus makes hand made Modernist furniture:

The Isokon Donkey was recently highlighted as a design classic by the Sunday Times:

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The design connection between Isokon Plus, Penguin Books and Skandium.

http://www.luxurylondon.co.uk/article/penguins-new-collection-of-rainbow-classics

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The Embrace storage unit by John Green inspired by the Isokon Plus Donkey units.

http://www.johngreendesigns.com/gallery/embrace/

“ Embrace is the outcome of a brief set to design a modern take on the Isokon Penguin Donkey. The award-winning piece of furniture naturally forms two low modern tables that are then 'embraced' together in order to form a storage unit / magazine rack / occasional table. Whilst apart the small tables also function well as a laptop table, a bench and desk for kids or even as serving tray for breakfast in bed.”

Sold directly by Skandium at:

https://www.skandium.com/embrace-storage-unit

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The original Isokon Plus Donkey unit with Penguin books.  

Still made today by them at:  http://www.isokonplus.com/

The picture above is via Skandium’s Twitter feed at:

http://twitter.com/skandium_com

Skandium sell the unit and others via their site at:

http://www.skandium.com/

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Jack Pritchard, founder in 1935 of Isokon Plus British furniture maker, initially for the Isokon flats development and through to today as a genuinely iconic modern maker using original craft still within London.  He is seen relaxing in their own chair with his books on their distinctive storage unit, both of which remain available.

https://twitter.com/IsokonPlus

Click on the hash tags below to see more posts at the site about the development and the furniture.

http://insidemodernism.co.uk/sample/ - an article about the Penguin Donkey and Isokon Plus.

Title picture is of Jack Pritchard in Marcel Breuer’s long chair with Ernest race Donkey © Isokon Plus

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Brochure for the Marcel Breuer designed Isokon Plus long chair. 

A design classic still available from the original seller today.

http://www.isokonplus.com/collections/seating-and-chairs/products/isokon-long-chair

Our Isokon related posts:

http://squareendknittedtie.tumblr.com/tagged/isokon

http://www.londondesignfestival.com/news/original-isokon-donkey-snip

http://insidemodernism.co.uk/sample/

http://www.marcelbreuer.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Breuer

Also see Issue 7 of Midcentury Magazine for a feature on Isokon Plus furniture.

http://midcenturymagazine.com/

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Stretch . Isokon Plus . 2004

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