Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright who's a significant American architect, interior designer, writer and educator had the greatest design influences in the United States of the first half of the twentieth century. He has designed over 1,000 structures and some over 500 of which were completed.

Wright also often designed the furniture, lighting fixtures, art glass, carpets, table linens, candle sticks, and many other items. Wright's decorative art, furniture, textile designs, and so on are being reputable and reproduced in today's market, helping to create a new wave of interest in the design of Frank Lloyd Wright.


One of the most finest architecture that Wright has designed is the falling water house. The building was built over a waterfall hidden deep in in wooded countryside between 1936 and 1939. The reinforced concrete house has been expensive to maintain and has also been in danger of serious structural failure, since it is shoved right into the rocks over where the water fall access. This house has a streamlined design. From all its responsibilities, it proves that its ultramodern style the design can enhance in the category of natural landscapes.

Falling Water by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1930's 

This is the interior design of the falling water house, the materials used were of wood, concrete and stone cladding. In the picture shown down below, the column is covered in stone cladding, this is to match the exterior environment with the interior. Observing the furniture design that most of it has been designed by Wright, looks like it is based on a modern artistic style, the sofa has it's own particular lavishness including the colours that are giving a fun colourful environment. The flagstone floors in the interiors are designed to be linked with the rock below of the architecture. 

Falling Water Interior Design by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1930's

More projects of Frank Lloyd Wright is the Willits' House, 1901. This was the first true Prairie style house that Wright has developed after lots of experimentation that he engaged through the years. The terms about the building Wright has occurred himself with the principles of the plan, structure, furnishings leaded glass and interior and exterior of Willit's house, all elements have a deluxe combination together.  

Willits House by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1901

Wright said: ''the influence of the prairie, is firmly and broadly associated with the site''. 

Looking at another interior design of a house that Wright has designed at the time of the Art and Crafts movement. One could observe and look at the uniqueness and style of the furniture that he designed himself. Such as the high chairs that give an impression of formality and the dining table with its corner columns, that might be found uncomfortable. 

The interior has its own simplicity and alignment which somehow represents a high quality material. I could see how the wooden border of the ceiling is complimenting with the same theme of the long straight chairs that as design they have a number of long thin strips at the back of the chair.  

Frank Lloyd Wright, dining room furniture, 1900

Looking at it overall it seems to have a touch of a traditional style that includes other influences like the stained glass used in the lamps that are on top of the long legged table, reminded me of the art Deco style since the design applied on the glass is designed with geometrical diamond shapes.




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Vam.ac.uk, 2016. Arts & Crafts: America 1890 - 1916 - Victoria and Albert Museum. [online] Available at: <http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/a/arts-and-crafts-america-1890-1916/> [Accessed 1 June 2016]