The M a r k e t for
Designed Objects
Frank Lloyd Wright
in devising architectural plans that encouraged visitors to make a pilgrimage
to the front door of his private homes as is the case with the famous Robie
House on the campus of the University of Chicago. He thoughtfully designed
stained glass windows to fit within an overall design aesthetic. For instance.
Wright’s colorful stained glass windows for the children’s playhouse of the
Avery Coonley House in Riverside, IL focused on the family’s active lifestyle
with young children.
Wright’s buildings made the hearth the center of the home. The nucleus of
his residential structures, the fireplace served as a meeting place in Wright’s
home designs with ample seating and room for a large roaring fire as is the
case in Wright’s architectural design of the massive hearth in the Darwin D.
Martin House in Buffalo, NY.
Wright designed all aspects of his buildings which became a mainstay in the
history of architecture. It follows that while many of Wright’s buildings have
been on the real estate market for high prices, his furnishings and design
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Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)
designed private residences, buildings
of worship, office buildings, schools and
ateliers, urban civic architecture, and
even art museums. Wright united the
indoors with the outdoors in his buildings.
He highlighted landscape vistas,
gardens, and waterfalls. His Prairie
style structures focused on what he
called organic architecture which made
his buildings stand out in the realm of
20th Century architectural history.
elements from these houses are captivating to collectors. The market for
Wright’s design objects indicate the current interest in architectural salvage,
vintage and antique furnishing and accessories. Wright was a highly respected
designer from the foundation of his buildings to the furnishings. Wright
designed windows in stained and leaded glass, chairs, tables, serving pieces,
built in seating spaces and storage areas, textiles, carpets, light fixtures, planters,
sculptures, etc. These objects have become of great interest to collectors.
Some interesting Wright objects demonstrate the interest in architectural
elements as a sector of the antiques market as well as the way collectors are
engaged to live among Wrightian objects. Popular Wright objects range from
light fixtures and stained-glass windows to lounge chairs and carpet remnants.
Here are the top Wright objects that have sold on the market in the last year
showing the interest in Frank Lloyd Wright as a designer:
WRIGHT WAS INTERESTED
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