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What materials did Frank Lloyd Wright use?

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What materials did Frank Lloyd Wright use?
Frank Lloyd Wright used a variety of materials. For his homes and commercial buildings, the American architect favored natural materials and obtained them from local sources whenever possible. Some materials commonly featured in Wright's buildings include concrete, zinc, glass bricks, stone and wood. Wright’s wooden chairs and tables for his “Prairie Houses” of the early 1900s have sleek, attenuated forms, influenced by both the simplicity of traditional Japanese design and the work of Gustav Stickley and other designers of the Arts and Crafts movement. His desks and chairs for Johnson Wax have a streamlined look and feature tubular steel. Shop a variety of Frank Lloyd Wright furniture on 1stDibs.
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Frank Lloyd Wright 'Robie 2' Coffee Table by Cassina, 1989
By Cassina, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frank Lloyd Wright designed wooden "Robie 2" coffee table in walnut stained cherry. The highly influential Wright created this coffee table in 1902 for his Frederick C. Robie House i...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Prairie School Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Cherry

Frank Lloyd Wright for Cassina Arts & Crafts Cherry Wood Dining Table
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Cassina
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Arts & Crafts or Prairie style carved cherry wood dining table By Frank Lloyd Wright for Cassina Italy, 1992 (designed in 1899 for the Husser House in Chicago) Meas...
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1990s Italian Arts and Crafts Dining Room Tables

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Cherry

Frank Lloyd Wright Arts & Crafts Cherry Wood Dining Chairs, Set of Four
By Cassina, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional set of four Arts & Crafts "Coonley 2" side chairs or dining chairs By Frank Lloyd Wright for Cassina (signed with original branded label) Italy, 1992 (designed in 19...
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1990s American Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs

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Upholstery, Cherry

Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesen Writing Desk and Chair for Henredon, Ca. 1950s
By Henredon, Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Peabody, MA
A mahogany writing desk and chair designed by Frank Lloyd Wright as part of his collaboration with Heritage Henredon in the 1950s. These are from a series of pieces the firm produced...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Upholstery, Mahogany

Frank Lloyd Wright Coffee Table and Lounge Chairs
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Usonian Plywood designs by Frank Loyd Wright reproduced by a woodworker in Ohio about 10 years ago. Based on plans of the original furniture from FLW’s Swanson House, these reproduct...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets

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Plywood

Pair of Important Frank Lloyd Wright Concrete Architectural Elements, Signed
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Important Frank Lloyd Wright American Art Deco Concrete Architectural Stylized Figural Elements of American Indians, (Signed) (PRICED AS PAIR) 1 figure repaired
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Concrete

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