50 Favorite Furnishings by Frank Lloyd Wright
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (991 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0765116707 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Fifty full-color pictures.. From art glass to furniture, through vases, lamps, rugs and other decorative arts, Frank Lloyd Wright left an impression that went far beyond architecture. Browse through 50 of his finest contributions, all created to complement his famous interiors, in this handsome 128-page hardcover volume by Diane Maddex
105 . He tinkered with chair designs for six decades, always searching for the prefect way to accommodate the act of sitting. Choose just a few good things, Wright suggested, and go to the woods and fields for colors and materials that bring nature home. Walls were tinted the restful colors of autumn on the prairie. The fifty favorite furnishings shown here range from Wright's world-famous tall-back chairs to ingenious built-in pieces, from his revered art glass windows to lamps that have become classics, and from vases to china to spectacular textile patterns. Every item in
"Minimal Designs, Maximum Back Pain, and Great Vision!" according to Donald Mitchell. Most of the 5,000 plus wonderful rooms designed by Frank Lloyd Wright are not open to the public. Even if you could go behind those doors, you often would find that the original furnishings have been moved, replaced, or lost. This book gives you a chance to go where you often cannot go in any other way to see the best original details of furnishings in 50 of the best. Unlike most architects, Mr. Wright designed in such a way that "the rooms inside would dictate the architecture outside." Even inside, he designed all elements of the room, including floor and . "Frank Lloyd Wright Excelled at Designing Interior Details" according to A Customer. Diane Maddex's 50 Favorite Furnishings by Frank Lloyd Wright is a sensual, visual experience. This book has three sections dealing with furniture, art glass and decorative arts. Frank Lloyd Wright excelled at designing the furnishings of the rooms in the famous buildings that he created. The photos show the craftsmanship and pure beauty of the each form. The author has done a admirable job of selecting a wide variety of pieces to share. I hadn't understood that every item that was inside the house was just as important as the exterior design to Frank Lloyd W