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Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect known for his organic and simple designs that integrated buildings with their natural surroundings. Some key facts provided are his date of birth/death and locations he worked.

His basic principles of design included organic colors, simple geometric shapes, integration with natural surroundings, and strong horizontal lines with hidden entries.

Some of his most famous buildings included Fallingwater, Frederick C. Robie Residence, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Unity Temple, and Price Tower.

FRANK

LLYOD
WRIGHT
Submitted by:
MANSI MANGLIK
MIKSOMA SUBBA
UJALA KUMARI
INTRODUCTION
• June 8,1867 – April 9, 1959
in RICHLAND CENTER
• American Architect
• Interior Designer
• Writer
• Educator
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF
WRIGHT DESIGNS :
Organic colours
 Simple geometric shapes
 Integration of building
with natural surroundings
 Strong horizontal lines
and hidden entries
Frank Lloyd Wright
Homeand StudioOak Park,
Illinois (1889)
Famous Buildings
• Fallingwater
(Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. Residence),
Bear Run, Pennsylvania, 1935–1937
• Frederick C. Robie Residence,
Chicago, Illinois, 1909
• Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum,
New York City, 1956–1959
• Unity Temple,
Oak Park, Illinois, 1904
• Price Tower, Bartlesville,
Oklahoma, 1952–1956
INTERIOR DESIGN
Wright’s first experiments with interior design can be
found in his home and studio in Oak Park, Illinois,
built in 1889, where he began working on built-ins
(he would later move his practice there, in 1898, as
he racked up more private commissions).

Living room of
Frank Lloyd
Wright’s home in
Oak Park.
FURNITURE DESIGN
HIS MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLD
OF FURNITURE DESIGN
Larkin Building Desk Chair
• 1906
• Width = 24.75”
• Depth = 20.5”
• Height = 37”
FURNITURE
Boynton Hall Table
• 1908
• Width = 53”
• Depth = 20”
• Height = 29”
FURNITURE

Robie Tabouret
• 1909
• Width = 14.125”
• Depth = 14.125”
• Height = 16.25”
FURNITURE

The Ingalls Bed


• 1909
• Queen: 66” x 94” x
52”
• King: 82” x 94” x
52”
• Cal. King: 78” x 9”
x 52”
FURNITURE
Robie High Back
Chair
• 1909
• Width = 40cm
• Depth = 45.5cm
• Height = 133cm
FURNITURE

The Francis Little Desk


• 1912
• Width = 80”
• Depth = 40”
• Height = 30”
FURNITURE
Midway 1,2,3
• 1913
FURNITURE
• Usonian Collection
• 1945 - 1959

Rectangle End Table (50.5” x 26.5”


x 18”)

Square Coffee Table (41.5” x


41.5” x 18”)
End Table (25.25” x 26.5” x 24”) Storage Box Ottoman (16.5” x
16.5” 19”)
FURNITURE

Taliesin 2 Floor Lamp


• 1955
• Width = 16”
• Depth = 16”
• Height = 80”
FURNITURE

• Taliesin West
“Origami” Chair
• 1949
FURNITURE
Barrel Chair
• 1937
• Width = 20.75”
• Depth = 19.5”
• Height = 30”

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