1949 Taliesin Origami Chair
Organic architecture calls for this chair which will not look like an apparatus but instead be seen as a gracious feature of its environment which can only be the building itself.
1949 taliesin origami chair. Frank lloyd wright designed origami chair for the garden room of his residence at taliesin west scottsdale arizona on 1949. Atelier international cassina shown in the wright style carla. Beech in mahogany oak or ebony finish.
Originally designed in 1949 cassina revived frank lloyd wright s taliesin chair just last fall. This chair was created in 1949 for taliesin west his home studio in scotts dale arizona today the head quar ters of the frank lloyd wright foun da tion. Wright conceived this chair in 1949 for his last home in arizona taliesin west.
An icon that highlights the architect s shift to more sophisticated solutions the chair has angled components and a complex geometrical structure that ensures its stability. This unique and ergonomically comfortable upholstered armchair was designed to be fabricated from a single sheet of laminated plywood. In 1949 frank lloyd wright designed the taliesin 1 armchair also known as the origami chair for the garden room in taliesin west.
30 1 4 high 37 wide 35 1 2 deep 14 7 8 to seat height. Frank lloyd wright foundation may 2 2018. The frank lloyd wright foundation has partnered with the italian furniture retailer to re release the taliesin 1 armchair.
Origami in wood taliesin lounge chair is emblem atic of frank lloyd wright s design matu rity and ever surpris ing aesthetic code. Origami in wood emblematic of frank lloyd wright s design maturity and ever surprising aesthetic code this armchair was created in 1949 for taliesin west his home studio in scottsdale arizona today the headquarters of the frank lloyd wright foundation. It was designed to be constructed out of only a single sheet 4 foot x 8 foot of plywood.
Undated taliesin origami simon clay photo frank lloyd wright iain thomson thunder bay 1997 taliesin chair 1949 cherry in natural or walnut finish. Designed by wright for his own residence at taliesin west scottsdale arizona this unique and ergonomically comfortable upholstered armchair was designed to be fabricated from a single sheet of laminated plywood. And for good reason its complex geometry and eye pleasing angles have long made it a pleasure to sit.
