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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>The Bauhaus Connection<\/h2>\n
\u2018During the 1930s, Jack housed members of the Bauhaus, who were escaping persecution in Nazi Germany, in the Isokon,\u2019 says Magnus Englund. \u2018And their arrival inspired Pritchard to form the Isokon Furniture Company.\u2019 Walter Gropius was appointed Controller of Design, Marcel Breuer was designer and L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Moholy-Nagy was in charge of the marketing material. Furniture from this era is sought after for its patina and rarity \u2013 in 2017, a 1935-36 Breuer Isokon Long Chair, made from prefabricated bent plywood, sold for \u00a37,500 at Sotheby\u2019s.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Pritchard also recruited fellow ply enthusiast Gerald Summers, who produced an undulating trolley that was exhibited at the \u2018Bent Wood and Metal Furniture\u2019 exhibition in the USA. This rare Isokon trolley (above), one of only two known examples in the world, is currently for sale at specialist dealer Peter Petrou, priced at \u00a365,000.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Bottleships & Donkeys<\/h2>\n
In 1939 the Austrian \u00e9migr\u00e9 architect Egon Riss began work on some of the company\u2019s most playful designs, including a wall-mounted Bottleship for storing bottles and glasses and the Donkey, which was perfect for the recently launched Penguin paperbacks. \u2018The outbreak of the Second World War halted production and the pre-war Riss pieces only ever made it to prototype stage so they are very rare,\u2019 says Magnus. The business was revived in 1963 and Ernest Race produced a new version of the Donkey. Designs from this era are far more affordable \u2013 in 2014, for example, a pair of Race\u2019s Donkeys sold for \u00a3875 at Lyon & Turnbull auctioneers.<\/p>\n
Isokon Today<\/h2>\n
In 1980, Chris McCourt, son-in-law of the Festival of Britain architect John Morton, gained the licence to manufacture Isokon designs. Reissues include furniture designed for the Isokon restaurant and Race\u2019s Donkey Mark 2 (\u00a3595). \u2018Early reissues from the 1980s are also becoming increasingly sought after,\u2019 says Magnus. The company, now known as Isokon Plus, continues to collaborate with leading lights in design, such as Barber & Osgerby, whose 1996 Loop coffee table is already a design classic.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
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