This weekend I went to spend some time with my mentor. She's really more of a mother to me than anything. She's 88 years old now, and she's just a wealth of knowledge. She's really my learning classes. She has dozens of books there, and I try to study them whenever possible.
While I was there this weekend she asked me about these chairs she's had for years, and never could find anything out. She thought they might be Frank Lloyd Wright by the design, and color of the cushions. I told her I thought I could find out, and wanted to see what you guys thought. She has 6, and uses them in the dining room.
I enjoy your posts (especiall...
I enjoy your posts (especially this one), and I keep tabs on Frank Lloyd Wright although I don't know the answer.
The hyperlink is to a contact for the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.
Columbia University, it seems, can't be contacted until Sept., but they just got the FLW archives:
http://library.columbia.edu/locations/avery/da/FrankLloydWrightCollectio...
http://www.franklloydwright.org/about/Contact.html
Those are
very interesting chairs. Not Frank Lloyd Wright, in my judgement -- I have an extensive collection of Wright furniture images.
I have not seen Wright make a joint like the one at the rear of the arm, nor has he employed a T shape as at the rear of the chair, as far as I know. Wright's three-legged chairs have the single leg at the front.
These chairs owe something to Wright, perhaps; more, I think, to Schindler and/or Rietveld. The three men shared some of the same constructivist inclinations and ideas about form.
I like the design and construction of your chairs -- the lapped joint at top front is what I like to see in that situation. I'd take them for my home over most of what I see offered for dining chairs -- in a heartbeat. Are they comfortable ? Heavy ? Perhaps further research on your part will uncover the source of this work . . .
Thanks for the peek !
PS -- Proof of my affection for the chair design: my coffee table of last year. Wrong wood specie, but the structure seems similar.
Hi.
They are pretty comfortable. The cushions are real nice. They have some decent weight, but not too bad. Ya. I'll keep looking around. Just wanted to show them, and the design, here as well. And find out for her whenever, as this kind of news, actually any kind of news, is exciting when your 88 years old.
Like the table. The finish would look nice in the same color as the chairs too.
Now seeing we have this...
Now seeing we have this thread can anyone advise me about the pink Frank Lloyd Wright chair in the image of the link on page 11.
I can't seem to find any furniture on that FLW website.
Yes this is my sort of interior,a stunning London penthouse in Holland park.Drool.
I have a magazine with this interior and they also have taller dining chairs of same design.
Personally I think they are spectacular so does anyone know what model they are.
Are they vintage reupholstered or new production and where can I buy them.
Not sure I'd have the money but they will go on my to acquire one day list.
Thanks.
http://issuu.com/carrosmagazineb.v./docs/res_06_juni_lr
Lloyd Wright,
Frank's eldest son. The chair and table were designed for the Bowler residence, built in Palos Verdes in 1963. See link below.
As happens all too often, the furniture was separated from the house it was designed for - a criminal offense, if I ran the world.
http://la.curbed.com/tags/bowler-house
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