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Bottleship Mark 2

Drinks Cupboard
1963 (made)
Artist/Maker
Isokon Furniture Company (manufacturer)
John Alan Designs (manufacturer)
Race, Ernest (designer)
Place of origin
London (made)

Cupboard, comprising bookcase, magazine rack and cocktail cabinet. The lid folds back to make a table top.

Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Drinks cupboard
TitleBottleship Mark 2 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Plywood
Plywood
Brief description
Bottleship Mark 2, designed by Ernest Race, plywood, London, 1963
Physical description
Cupboard, comprising bookcase, magazine rack and cocktail cabinet. The lid folds back to make a table top.
Gallery label
(1989-2006)
BOTTLESHIP, Mark II
Designed by Ernest Race (British, 1916-1964)
Manufactured by John Alan Designs for Isokon Furniture Company, London
Plywood
1963

This small drinks cupboard was a complete re-design of Egon Riss's moulded plywood, wall mounted holder for two bottles, glasses and magazines of 1939. It was both a small drinks cupboard and occasional table. The new version, part of the attempted re-launch of Isokon, was commissioned from Ernest Race who also designed a new version of the 'donkey'. This example was bought new by Molly Thwaites, Jack Pritchard's colleague at the Furniture Development Council.

W.9-1994
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.9-1994

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Record createdFebruary 1, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O144600/bottleship-mark-2-drinks-cupboard-race-ernest/
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