Wright's Home

Author: Hart
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Publication Date: 2002-03-01
Features: This illustrated collection of interior design showcases the unique style of small designs that earned the genius reputation for the visionary American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The examples presented range from the Prairie Homes of the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries to the California Houses of the 1920s, culminating in the classics of Wright's mature style in the 1930s—Fallingwater, Taliesin West, and the American Prairie Houses. Architectural photographers Balsa Kollab and Christian Kollab capture the interplay of interior spaces, colors, textures, and light, precisely these design elements that gave Wright's residential designs their revolutionary impact and remain closely tied to the appropriateness of living today. Wright's flawless perception of form is the foundation of his design, setting him apart from the Art Deco lineage and establishing new standards for 20th-century glasswork, metalwork, textiles, ceramics, furniture, and lighting design. His keen sensitivity to materials stems from his exceptional use of wood, brick, stone, and concrete, often expressing his enigmatic ideas through the harmonious combination of materials: the organic architecture concept that unites comfort, privacy, and familial joy.
The book Wright Architecture studies these interior works from the perspectives of spatial freedom and unity, color and texture, exceptional stonework, and the influence of Japanese art and the Arts and Crafts Movement. Among these distinctive works are Wright's first family studio in the rubber plantation of Illinois; Taliesin in Spring Green, Wisconsin; and Taliesin West in the desert of Scottsdale, Arizona. These three works have become classics of Wright's relentless pursuit of simplicity, beauty, and intimacy in modern architecture—principles that not only apply to these lesser-known, yet costly, radical works of Wright but also to any interior design. The beauty of things lies within, not in being reflected by external objects. Wright Architecture is the best tribute to this artistic master who dedicated his life to the ideal of "beautiful homes for beautiful living."