Desk and Chair
Frank Lloyd Wright , designer, Steelcase, Inc. , manufacturer
Details
Title
Desk and Chair
Artist/Maker
Frank Lloyd Wright , designer, Steelcase, Inc. , manufacturer
Date
1936–1939
Medium
Enameled steel, walnut, and brass-plating
Dimensions
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Credit
Purchase with funds from the Decorative Arts Endowment
Accession #
1984.371.1-2
Designed for a specific interior space—like virtually all of Frank Lloyd Wright’s furniture—this strikingly original desk and chair reflect the circular shapes and brick color of the S. C. Johnson & Son Administration Building for which they were made. With their frames of cast-aluminum piping, multilevel, cantilevered work surface, swinging rather than sliding drawers, removable wastebaskets, and built-in lighting tubes, the desk and its three-legged chair are remarkable examples of Wright’s innovative design sensibility.
Image Copyright
© (c) 2002 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York