Details
An oak and metal three-tier adjustable bookshelf
for Isokon, 1936, composed of three elongated rectangular oak shelves, each 36in. (92cm.) wide, connected by removable brown-enamelled flat-metal plates, each shelf with blue- and -white printed-paper label to reverse Isokon Bookshelf Patent Application Number 24811/35
See Illustration
for Isokon, 1936, composed of three elongated rectangular oak shelves, each 36in. (92cm.) wide, connected by removable brown-enamelled flat-metal plates, each shelf with blue- and -white printed-paper label to reverse Isokon Bookshelf Patent Application Number 24811/35
See Illustration
Further details
Designed in 1934 by a Swiss designer called Kienzle, Jack and Molly Pritchard bought a set of these shelves from the Swiss firm, Wohnbedarf, at the beginning of October 1934. After establishing patent rights for their distribution in Britain, the bookshelves became the first product to be marketed by Isokon in 1936. They were sold in flat-pack format, each carton containing three oak or deal shelves with relevant metal connecting parts.
This information was established by Alastair Grieve for the University of East Anglia in 1975.We are grateful to Johnathon Pritchard for his assistance in the preparation of this entry.
This information was established by Alastair Grieve for the University of East Anglia in 1975.We are grateful to Johnathon Pritchard for his assistance in the preparation of this entry.