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Carla Lind

    Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses
    Frank Lloyd Wright's Furnishings
    Frank Lloyd Wright's Glass Designs
    Frank Lloyd Wright's Fireplaces
    Frank Lloyd Wright's California Houses
    The Wright Style
    • Always an experimenter, in the 1920's Wright debuted an innovative building system with four striking houses in the Los Angeles area. This book features these internationally renowned compositions and a fifth that shares their exotic form.The Wright-at-a-Glance series showcases the work of one of the world's best-known architects. Comprising twelve books in all, this series offers an overview of Wright's life, buildings, and designs.

      Frank Lloyd Wright's California Houses1996
      3.9
    • Frank Lloyd Wright's Furnishings

      • 57 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      From built-in furniture to lighting, textiles, tableware, and mosaics, this book introduces readers to the wealth of interior objects that bear the Wright imprint. Not afterthoughts, but parts of the architectural whole, Wright's furnishings and decorative pieces created a sense of repose--the key in his mind, to a proper home. By Carla Lind. 60 pages, 35 color photographs, 3 black & white photographs, 5 1/4 x 5 1/4". Casebound, with dust jacket.

      Frank Lloyd Wright's Furnishings1995
      3.4
    • Frank Lloyd Wright's Fireplaces

      • 57 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      As Wright's houses changed over the course of his career, one dominant feature remained a fireplace. In all he designed more than one thousand, each meant to anchor the home architecturally and spiritually. This book captures the appeal hearths held for Wright, showing the many variations he achieved. By Carla Lind. 60 pages, 27 color photographs, 7 black & white photographs, 5 1/4 x 5 1/4". Casebound, with dust jacket.

      Frank Lloyd Wright's Fireplaces1995
      3.5
    • Frank Lloyd Wright's Glass Designs

      • 57 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Looks at the innovative ways Wright used glass in windows, skylights, and decorative designs

      Frank Lloyd Wright's Glass Designs1995
      3.8
    • Shows and describes ten houses Wright designed for moderate cost and modern features that include carports, open living spaces, walls of windows, and patios that open to the outdoors

      Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses1994
      3.8
    • The Wright Style

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      If you've ever dreamed of living in a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, this book offers an extraordinary look inside dozens of his incomparable homes, filled with inspiring ideas from America's favorite architect. It captures the essence of Wright's timeless designs, showcasing the spaces, textures, colors, light, furniture, and unique features that embody his style. Each of Wright's buildings is presented as a complex composition, akin to a symphony, where he designed not just the structure but everything within it, including furniture, skylights, art glass windows, light fixtures, textiles, and even landscaping. The book illustrates how Wright influenced and inspired other homes, featuring interpretations of his principles by followers and apprentices, providing a guided exploration of his lasting impact on design. For those who admire Wright but cannot live in authentic spaces or acquire antique furnishings, a catalog of products allows readers to bring a touch of his style into their own homes. As author Carla Lind notes, Wright's ideas have permeated architectural practices, leading to open floor plans, light-filled spaces, and a synthesis of elements that reflect the character of the nation.

      The Wright Style1992
      3.0