Wright Chat

Well said, SDR, and right on the nose.

"Eaglefeather" in not, in and of itself, a bad typeface...it's just been so lazily overused as a default FLLW font that it is now a cliche.

It should be rested for awhile.

I wish to all that is holy that people would stop using "Eaglefeather" as the default typeface for every Wright-related project--it is nearing Comic Sans-level design awfulness

Great News! Thanks to all of the generous donations, the fundraising goal has been met to build a replica of Frank Lloyd Wright's Call Building Model and restore it back at Taliesin. There are still a few days left on the campaign, so if you want to be apart of this historic effort and get your name...

The effort to raise the funds needed to rebuild Frank Lloyd Wright's Call Building model and restore it back to Taliesin in Spring Green, WI has only 4 days left and we only need $424 to successfully hit the goal! You can help meet this goal and be a part of a project that makes a difference in putt...

The effort to raise funds for building a replica of Frank Lloyd Wright's Call Building Model to put back at Taliesin in Spring Green, WI has 14 days left and we're VERY CLOSE to our goal! As of this post, there's only $1544 left to raise and we need everyone's help to succeed. If we don't meet the g...

Wright in Wisconsin has announced the discovery and positive identification of a new American System-Built House design by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Read all about it here:

http://www.prairiemod.com/prairiemod/20 ... dison.html

A wrap-up of the third (and final) day's morning sessions and tours is now up at PrairieMod: http://www.prairiemod.com/prairiemod/2015/10/2015-flwbc-conference-wrap-up-day-3.html#more It's been another fantastic conference and we're very appreciative to the FLWBC for putting it all together and lett...

A wrap-up of the second day's morning sessions and tours is now up at PrairieMod: http://www.prairiemod.com/prairiemod/2015/10/2015-flwbc-conference-wrap-up-day-2.html#more Check PrairieMod the rest of this week to get a wrap-up of each day's events and see more fantastic things from this year's FLW...

A wrap-up of the first day's morning sessions and tours is now up at PrairieMod: http://www.prairiemod.com/prairiemod/2015/10/2015-flwbc-conference-wrap-up-day-1.html Check PrairieMod the rest of this week to get a wrap-up of each day's events and see more fantastic things from this year's FLWBC Con...

A special pre-conference wrap-up of the Schwartz House afternoon picnic/tour is up at PrairieMod: http://www.prairiemod.com/prairiemod/2015/09/2015-flwbc-conference-welcome-to-milwaukee.html#more Check PrairieMod the rest of this week to get a wrap-up of each day's events and see more fantastic thin...

PrairieMod will be there and will be providing daily wrap-up posts for those who are not able to attend.

The Kickstarter campaign effort to raise the funds needed to build a replica of Frank Lloyd Wright's Call Building Model and put it back at Taliesin is almost halfway to its goal. We need your help to push us over the top, so please contribute what you can today! As a treat to get you motivated, her...

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SDR, that last photo is of the upper verticals on the front face of the model, under the eaves. The detailing appeared to be depressions made in the wood using a squared off implement and hammered in (they were made in a constant pattern, but irregular enough to seem to be done by hand.) It was rema...

An update to the Call Building Model fundraising campaign has been posted to PrairieMod this morning. It includes images of the original model from a July 2015 visit to view it in New York City at MoMA to take measurements and reference photos to help faithfully bring the proposed replica to life. R...