Frank Lloyd Wright Furniture

[NYC Tiny Shop]

I knew Frank Lloyd Wright as an architect, but I didn't know that he was also a furniture maker. Below are some photos of his work at the Met.

 

[unityroad]

Thanks for sharing. I too thought he only designed houses and the furniture for them. Did not know he built the furniture tho.

 

[Paul G]

Have always appreciated Prairie Style and Arts and Crafts in general. Any woodworking fans in or visiting the Los Angeles area would enjoy a trip to this place, it was sort of a pilgrimage for me http://www.gamblehouse.org

 

[jbasen]

Frank Lloyd Wright's designs went beyond just creating unique buildings.  On the outside he believed the building needed to fit into its surroundings and the physical design of the building along with how the building was placed onto the lot (for lack of a better word) was part of his overall vision.  On the inside he designed the furnishings, stained glass windows, carpets and more to uniquely define the space. 

If you ever have the chance, I highly recommend a visit to Falling Waters outside of Pittsburgh.  One of the most unique Frank Lloyd Wright Homes http://www.fallingwater.org/

Many people don't realize it but Wright was also responsible for many unique commercial buildings including the Guggenheim Museum of Art in New York City

Also, here is a link to the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.  http://www.franklloydwright.org

Jay

 

[gkaiseril]

He designed buildings to be organic with the surroundings and the interiors to be organic with the building. This applied to his residential and commercial buildings.

You can tour many of his commissions in the Midwest. The SC Johnson Research Tower has been refurbished and is open for tours by reservation. One can also see the rest of the SC Johnson campus.

 

[wow]

Plus, he designed ONLY ONE gas station which is located in Cloquet, Minnesota:

Cloquet, Minnesota, population approximately 11,000, is not known for much more than the great Cloquet Fire of 1918 and the town's status as the home of one of the largest cooperative retail stores of the 20th century. But this small community on the St. Louis River is also home to the R.W. Lindholm Service Station, a gas station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright that played a leading role in Wright's vision of the city of the future.

 

[alkaline]

Is the experience of seeing it.

 

[atlr]

Frank Lloyd Wright Designed Gas Station Part #1:

 

[Kev]

Architecture and art are very personal things. I'm not a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright's work, I find a lot of it "heavy" .. and I typically only like "heavy" in architecture when it's blended with "industrial".

BTW, I'm not criticising his work, because he was a brilliant man. It's just not my cup of tea.

 

[alkaline]

Architecture and art are very personal things. I'm not a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright's work, I find a lot of it "heavy" .. and I typically only like "heavy" in architecture when it's blended with "industrial".

BTW, I'm not criticising his work, because he was a brilliant man. It's just not my cup of tea.

Yes Kev understand. For me, the Wright´s works like Shakespeare. Sometimes you just remember one output and I can develop own story. But I admire his ability to draws. So now draws perhaps only Zaha Hadid. .
I apologize for the poor level of speech.

 

[Michael Kellough]

Plus, he designed ONLY ONE gas station which is located in Cloquet, Minnesota:

Cloquet, Minnesota, population approximately 11,000, is not known for much more than the great Cloquet Fire of 1918 and the town's status as the home of one of the largest cooperative retail stores of the 20th century. But this small community on the St. Louis River is also home to the R.W. Lindholm Service Station, a gas station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright that played a leading role in Wright's vision of the city of the future.

.An interesting comparison.

 

[deepcreek]

I just got back from a tool/lumber buying trip to Pennsylvania and made a stop at Fallingwater.  It is an amazing structure.  Extremely organic in how it blends with nature.

I found it interesting that there is only one piece of Frank Lloyd Wright furniture (a chair) and it is relegated to the guest house because the Kaufmann family preferred more comfortable farm house furniture.  Wright was said to have believed that it was more important that it look good.  Form over function I suppose.

Here are some photos I took.  Enjoy!

 

[NYC Tiny Shop]

I just got back from a tool/lumber buying trip to Pennsylvania and made a stop at Fallingwater.  It is an amazing structure.  Extremely organic in how it blends with nature.

I found it interesting that there is only one piece of Frank Lloyd Wright furniture (a chair) and it is relegated to the guest house because the Kaufmann family preferred more comfortable farm house furniture.  Wright was said to have believed that it was more important that it look good.  Form over function I suppose.

Here are some photos I took.  Enjoy!

Very cool, Joe. I know what he meant by that...he wanted the piece to help add to the "feel" of the room.  It's a home run when it does that and is comfortable.