Without question the greatest architect the United States has ever produced, Frank Lloyd Wright and his philosophy of “organic architecture” — of buildings that exist in harmony with their natural surroundings — had a profound influence on the shape of modern life.
Wright gave us some of the most elegant and iconic buildings in America: residences such as Fallingwater, in rural Pennsylvania, the Robie House in Chicago, and Taliesin, Wright’s own home; and masterful institutional structures that include the Unity Temple in Oak Park, Illinois, the Johnson Wax headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin, and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Whenever possible, Wright designed the furniture for his projects, to ensure an affinity between a building’s exterior and interior.
Wright’s wooden chairs and tables for his “Prairie Houses” of the early 1900s have sleek, attenuated forms, influenced by both the simplicity of traditional Japanese design and the work of Gustav Stickley and other designers of the Arts and Crafts movement.
For Taliesin and several residential projects, Wright designed severely geometric chairs that are marvels of reductivist design. He revisited many of these forms in the 1950s in furniture licensed to the North Carolina firm Henredon, adding a decorative frieze-like element to the edges of tables and stools. Owing to a cross-licensing agreement between Henredon and Heritage at the time, Wright's lines of the era are usually labeled Heritage-Henredon.
The works on 1stDibs also show how happily Wright embraced new forms and materials. His desks and chairs for Johnson Wax have a streamlined look and use tubular steel to the same effect as designer Warren McArthur, who collaborated with Wright in the interiors of the Arizona Biltmore Hotel. For the Price Tower (1956) in Oklahoma, Wright designed angular wooden desks as well as upholstered pedestal chairs made of chromed steel — audacious furniture for his tallest completed building project.
The beauty of Frank Lloyd Wright’s furniture designs is that while many of us wish we could live in one of his houses, his vintage sofas, storage cabinets and armchairs connect us directly to his architecture, and to the history he made.
Pair of Important Frank Lloyd Wright Concrete Architectural Elements, Signed
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Important Frank Lloyd Wright American Art Deco Concrete Architectural Stylized Figural Elements of American Indians, (Signed) (PRICED AS PAIR) 1 figure repaired
Concrete
Monumental Weed Holder by Frank Lloyd Wright for Minic Accessories
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in San Francisco, CA
Monumental Weed Holder by Frank Lloyd Wright for Minic Accessories Made from mahogany with a copper insert and matching copper label, this tall weed holder was designed by Frank Llo...
Copper
Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian Waste Basket
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rare Frank LLoyd Wright Mahogany Usonian Waste Basket Great Design Created in 1950 for the Winn House, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Mahogany
Pair of French Painted Concrete Eagle Garden Sculptures
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a terrace, entry, or garden with this striking pair of vintage French eagle sculptures, crafted in concrete and finished with a richly weathered, hand-painted surface. Each ...
Concrete
$2,360Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 5.5 in W 7 in D 4.5 in
Two Carved Mayan Deity Limestone Architectural Carvings or Elements
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Two carved Mayan deity limestone architectural carvings or / elements, 19th century or older The larger measures 7" W x 5.5" H x 4.5" D with a 2.5" protrusion The smaller measures ...
Limestone
Jacques Adnet Style Leather Waste Basket, 1960s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant leather wastebasket in the style of Jacques Adnet. Black leather rim with contrasting brown center. Brass loop hardware adds a subtle adornment to each side. Great age and pa...
Leather
$54,436 / set
H 15.56 in W 5.32 in D 4.34 in
Pair of Important Bronze Statues of Russian Kamer Kazak Bodyguards
By Fabergé
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning, very rare and highly collectible pair of cast and cold painted bronze statues of A.A. Kudinov and N.N. Pustynnikov, personal Kamer-Kazak bodyguards of Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. The figures marked to the soles of the boots 'Kamer-Kazak since 1894, A.A. Kudinov, Fabergé, 1912' These expertly made statues are as mentioned of A.A. Kudinov and N.N. Pustynnikov in dress parade uniforms with badges and medals, the coats trimmed with Imperial eagles, the cockaded fleece hats with gold braid, inscribed in Russian on the heels and soles of the boots 'Kamer-Kazak since 1894/A.A. Kudinov/Fabergé/1912' It has been suggested that these cold-painted bronze figures may have been models for the famed Fabergé hardstone...
Bronze
Leather Waste Basket by Merit Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful leather waste bin in the style of Jacques Adnet produced by Merit Los Angeles. Made entirely of a thick cowhide leather in a distressed sad...
Leather
Raveneare Mid Century Hairpin Waste Basket Trash Can
By Richard Galef, Ravenware
Located in San Diego, CA
Richard Galef for Ravenware Mid Century waste basket. Brass colored frame with removable metal basket. 1950s USA
Metal
Italian 1980s Perforated Yellow Metal Waste Basket
By Rexite
Located in Milan, IT
A vibrant and graphic 1980s waste basket crafted in perforated lacquered metal, finished in a bold mustard yellow. The cylindrical form is defined by a rhythmic pattern of evenly spa...
Metal
Studio Pottery Weed Pot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Studio pottery weed pot with bulbous body, flared neck, and smooth blue-gray glaze with iron-oxide rim.
Ceramic
Modernist Japanese Weed Pot, 1970s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Modernist Japanese Weed Pot, 1970s.
Ceramic
Vintage Spaghetti Waste Basket, 1960's
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Spaghetti Waste Basket, 1960's "great color and size" "in good vintage as found condition"
Plastic
Frank Lloyd Wright Glass Vase "tree of life" part of Omaggio Series
By Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Egizia
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful Italian glass vase with Frank Lloyd Wright design , 1997 Italy excellent condition no chips or cracks retains made in Italy label , Made by Egizia Italy.
Glass
Vintage Boho Studio Pottery Weed Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This one-of-a-kind boho ceramic weed vase celebrates the raw, elemental beauty of traditional studio pottery. Crafted with a classic rounded silhouette and a narrow mouth, the piece ...
Pottery
Frank Lloyd Wright Nakoma Sandstone Sculpture
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Frank Lloyd Wright Nakoma sandstone sculpture By Frank Lloyd Wright USA, 20th Century Measures: 8"W x 11"D x 25.5"H. Good original vintage condition. Authenticated b...
Sandstone
Frank Lloyd Wright Terra Cotta Sculpture "The Boulder"
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Located in Oakland, CA
Molded terra cotta sculpture "The Boulder" designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and produced by the FLW Foundation, exact age is hard to gauge, judging by the wear approximately 60 plus years, later production sculptures were a terra cotta dyed plaster. The original was designed by Wright for the entry of his first house / studio in 1898 in Oak Park...
Terracotta
Frank Lloyd Wright "Taliesin 3" Table Lamp, Yamagiwa, 1994
By Yamagiwa, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Yamagiwa frank Lloyd wright "Taliesin III" table lamp, cherrywood with geometric motif, label underside marked "Frank Lloyd Wright FDN 1994 / 00002 / S2310 / Yamagiwa." Measures: 29....
Cherry
Frank Lloyd Wright "Taliesin 3" Table Lamp, Yamagiwa, 1994
By Yamagiwa, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Yamagiwa frank Lloyd wright "Taliesin III" table lamp, cherrywood with geometric motif, label underside marked "Frank Lloyd Wright FDN 1994 / 00002 / S2310 / Yamagiwa." Measures: 29....
Cherry
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H 7 in W 23.5 in D 10 in
Frank Lloyd Wright Darwin Martin House Original Gutter Trough Bowl, Planter
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Buffalo, NY
In 1997, the first stage of restoring the Darwin Martin House (located in Buffalo NY) was to remediate the damage done to the roof and gutters from ice a...
Copper
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H 30 in W 9 in D 9 in
Frank Lloyd Wright "Taliesin 3" Table Lamp, Yamagiwa, 1994 YEAR-END CLEARANCE
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Yamagiwa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Yamagiwa frank Lloyd wright "Taliesin III" table lamp, cherrywood with geometric motif, label underside marked "Frank Lloyd Wright FDN 1994 / 00002 / S2310 / Yamagiwa." Measures: 29....
Cherry
Frank Lloyd Wright Vase by Teco
By Teco Art Pottery, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frank Lloyd Wright terracotta skyscraper vase by Teco, 1980s.
Terracotta
Usonian Waste Basket by Frank Lloyd Wright
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Leather and wood waste basket by Frank Lloyd Wright. Made in USA, circa 1950s.
Leather, Mahogany