PP/1/5/5 - Don't be an Ass, Buy a Donkey! - Mr Pritchard advises, Cabinet Maker and Retail Furnisher 29/11/63

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Don't be an Ass, Buy a Donkey! - Mr Pritchard advises, Cabinet Maker and Retail Furnisher 29/11/63

1963

1 leaf Press cuttings

Race, Ernest
Lane, Allen,
Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969
Breuer, Marcel
Moholy-Nagy, L.
Riss, Egon

Isokon Penguin donkey bookcase
Penguin Books
Lawn Road Flats
Furniture Development Council
Furniture Industry Research Association
Bauhaus
Isokon long chair
Isokon Bottleship
Dunlopillo (firm)

Article about the redesign of the Penguin Donkey [bookcase] by Ernest Race with the blessing of Sir Allen Lane of Penguin books. Refers to Pritchard's career and describes the construction and materials used in the Penguin Donkey. Mentions Lawn Road Flats, Furniture Development Council, FIRA, Walter Gropius, Bauhaus, Marcel Breuer, [Laszlo] Moholy-Nagy, Isokon Long Chair, Egon Riss, Isokon Bottleship, and Dunlopillo. Includes illustrations of the Penguin Donkey, the Long Chair, and Jack Pritchard.