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Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 6:56 am
by DavidC
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 1:08 pm
by peterm
These are indeed the chairs which were used in the Usonian Exhibition house, as well as other late Usonians. The upholstery is fantastic. I'm not quite sure why the seller thinks it needs to be replaced...
I have a House Beautiful magazine in Oskaloosa with an advertisement for these showing the name of the manufacturer. They are American, but show the influence of Danish designer Finn Juhl. I'll pass it along soon. With a spruced up finish, these would be ideal for anyone wanting some comfortable seating, especially for a 1950s Usonian.
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 2:54 pm
by Roderick Grant
For Usonians, the next best thing to FLW original designs is Danish Modern.
Usonian Chairs
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 7:57 pm
by Unbrook
I couldn't pull up the picture, but I believe that the chairs used in the Usonian Exhibition House were manufactured by the Erwin Lambeth company.
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 8:13 pm
by SDR
Re: Usonian Chairs
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 8:26 pm
by peterm
Unbrook wrote:I couldn't pull up the picture, but I believe that the chairs used in the Usonian Exhibition House were manufactured by the Erwin Lambeth company.
That's it... Thanks
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 8:02 am
by DavidC
We Will Design & Build You A Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie House
Gotta love the 'Freds' that they offer as their own examples.
David
Wright builders
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 9:08 am
by John
And the book they offer is "worth it's weight in gold." It should be at $899!
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 7:12 pm
by SDR
The Heurtley house (unidentified and uncredited) is their calling card ? Creepy . . .
Any creepier than this ? I plead nolo . . .
http://www.lottaliving.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=18752
SDR
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 10:25 pm
by egads
That's not creepy, mostly because you are not claiming anything beyond a good idea. Which she will probably ignore.
Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2013 2:52 pm
by Paul Ringstrom
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 8:26 am
by peterm
This is nearly identical to a Wright design. It has a kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, living spaces, windows, walls, floors... virtually every feature which would be found in a Wright house.
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 9:18 am
by DRN
If the owner had spent a couple of K more on a more thoughtful structural engineer, he/she could have cantilevered the roof over the entrance and lost that ridiculous, skinny, brick-faced column. The pattern on the door is nifty and even somewhat reminiscent of Wright, but that 30' tall wall of glass that surrounds it says anything but human scale...maybe that was the intention..."big, important people live here, ring the bell if you dare."
Anything Wright
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:31 pm
by John
Why do I feel sorry for people who can aford to build $1,000,000 and more extravaganzas with no design sense?
What happens to these places when the inevitable divorce happens or the job is lost?
Re: Anything Wright
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 6:04 pm
by peterm
John wrote:Why do I feel sorry for people who can aford to build $1,000,000 and more extravaganzas with no design sense?
What happens to these places when the inevitable divorce happens or the job is lost?
They should all become homeless shelters, day care centers, preschools, free health clinics... They are certainly not well designed for domestic use.