Furniture Design/Build Class Research Assignment Frank Lloyd Wright Presentation

1. FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
Joseph Bertucci

2. Life & Career
• June 8,1867 – April 9, 1959
• American Architect
• Interior Designer
• Writer
• Educator
Frank Lloyd Wright (Source: Al Ravenna)

3. Philosophy
• Organic Architecture
• Natural Materials
• Connection to
site/landscape
Fallingwater: Bull Run, Pennsylvania (Source: <www.wright-house.com>)

4. Styles & Influences
Darwin D. Martin House: Buffalo, New York (Source: Dave Pape)
Glass Panel (Source: The Richard Nickel Committee and
Archive )
Dana-Thomas House: Springfield, Illinois (Source: <www.peterbeers.net>)

5. Styles & Influences
Ward W. Willits House Floor Plan (Source: <www.wrightontheweb.net/flw8-3.htm>)
Stained Glass: “Tree Of Life”(Source: <michiganstainedglass.org>)

6. Famous Works
• Fallingwater
• Location: Bull Run, PA
• Built in 1935
• Organic and Japanese
Architecture
Fallingwater (Source: Ko Simmel)

7. Famous Works
• Solomon R.
Guggenheim Museum
• Location: New York
City, NY
• Built in 1959
• “Temple of the Spirit”
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (Source: <www.prairiemm.com/flwc/s400.htm>)

8. Famous Works
• Frederick C. Robie
House
• Location: Hyde Park, IL
• Built in 1909
• Prairie School Style
Frederick C. Robie House (Source: <www.gowright.org>)

9. Famous Works
• Imperial Hotel
• Location: Tokyo, Japan
• Built from 1915 – 1923
• Maya Revival Style
Imperial Hotel (Source: <www.famouswonders.com/meiji-mura-a-museum-theme-park>)

10. Furniture
Cherry
White Oak
Quarter Sawn White Oak Source: <www.woodworkerssource >)

11. Furniture
Miter Wrap
English Dovetails
Mortise and Tenon

12. Furniture
• Larkin Building Desk Chair
• 1906
• Width = 24.75”
• Depth = 20.5”
• Height = 37”
Larkin Building Desk Chair (Source: <www.architonic.com>)

13. Furniture
• Boynton Hall Table
• 1908
• Width = 53”
• Depth = 20”
• Height = 29”
Boynton Hall Table (Source: <www.apartmenttheropy.com>)

14. Furniture
• Robie Tabouret
• 1909
• Width = 14.125”
• Depth = 14.125”
• Height = 16.25”
Robie Tabouret (Source: <www.apartmenttheropy.com>)

15. Furniture
• The Ingalls Bed
• 1909
• Queen: 66” x 94” x 52”
• King: 82” x 94” x 52”
• Cal. King: 78” x 98” x 52”
The Ingalls Bed (Source: <www.apartmenttheropy.com>)

16. Furniture
• Robie High Back Chair
• 1909
• Width = 40cm
• Depth = 45.5cm
• Height = 133cm
Robie High Back Chair (Source: <www.bonluxat.com>)

17. Furniture
• The Francis Little Desk
• 1912
• Width = 80”
• Depth = 40”
• Height = 30”
Francis Little Desk (Source: <www.homeportfolio.com>)

18. Furniture
• Midway 1,2,3
• 1913
Midway 1,2,3 (Source: <www.steinerag.com/flw>)

19. Furniture
• Usonian Collection
• 1945 - 1959
Rectangle End Table (50.5” x 26.5” x 18”)
(Source: <www.bonluart.com>)
Square Coffee Table (41.5” x 41.5” x 18”)
(Source: <www.bonluart.com>)
End Table (25.25” x 26.5” x 24”)
(Source: <www.bonluart.com>)
Storage Box Ottoman (16.5” x 16.5” 19”)
(Source: <www.bonluart.com>)

20. Furniture
• Taliesin 2 Floor Lamp
• 1955
• Width = 16”
• Depth = 16”
• Height = 80”
Taliesin Floor Lamp (Source: moosedog.wordpress.com)

21. Furniture
• Taliesin West “Origami”
Chair
• 1949
Taliesin West Chair (Source: <www.savewright.org>)

22. Furniture
• Barrel Chair
• 1937
• Width = 20.75”
• Depth = 19.5”
• Height = 30”
Barrel Chair (Source: <www.1stdibs.com>)

23. Bibliography
• Brewster, Mike. “Frank Lloyd Wright: America’s Architect”. Business Week (The
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
McGraw-Hill Companies). Web. 23 Aug. 2013.
Craven, Jackie. "Chairs By Famous Architects." About.com Architecture. N.p., n.d.
Web. 22 Aug. 2013.
Ehrlich, Doreen, and Frank Lloyd Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright Interior Style & Design.
Philadelphia: Courage, 2003. Print.
"Frank Lloyd Wright Collection by Copeland Furniture." Apartment Therapy. N.p., n.d.
Web. 23 Aug. 2013.
"Frank Lloyd Wright." Frank Lloyd Wright. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Aug. 2013.
"Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian Collection." Bonluxat. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Aug. 2013.
Hanks, David A. The Decorative Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright. New York: Dutton,
1979. Print.
Heinz, Thomas A., and Frank Lloyd Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright: Interiors and Furniture.
London: Academy Editions, 1994. Print.
Heinz, Thomas A. Frank Lloyd Wright. Salt Lake City, UT: Gibbs Smith Publ., 1993.
Print.