Thursday, January 28, 2010

Octagon Lantern

This is a lamp that I just finished and the influence of Frank Lloyd
Wright is again my inspiration. The chairs he designed had the same equally spaced vertical slats. I used mahogany and made
the shade an octagon with stained glass. The cost is $350

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Prairie Lantern


Frank Lloyd Wright interest in the architecture of
Japan is reflected in this project. The low roofline
of the shade evokes images of the Japanese Tea House. This Asian sense of harmony and proportion was a part of many of the homes he designed in the Midwest. This has a tiger maple base and a mahogany platform. Cherry and Black Walnut were use on the posts and top.$500

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Arts & Crafts Style Sconce


This Sconce was originally designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for
the May House in Grand Rapids, Michigan and made out of metal. My interpretationis made of Mahogany and has some Tiger Maple around theedges of the base. It can be mounted on a wall outlet or plugged in as it is in this picture. $300

Monday, November 30, 2009

More FLW Lamps




Here are some early lamps I made and donated to the Lincoln Library to auction off as fundraisers. The first lamp is 30" tall with lights on both sides and tall slats that let light through. This one is made of cherry wood.







This large lamp is the classic Frank Lloyd Wright lantern similar to the one styled in brass for the Robie House. This one is made of cherry and stained glass. It has a lighted base as well as traditional light under glass shade. The couple who bought this lamp were building a house and designed the entryway especially to emphasize the lantern.


This floor lamp is modeled after Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin 1, originally designed for the interior of his home, Taliesin, built in Spring Green, Wisconsin in 1911. Settled on a solid base, the shaft of the lamp supports a square shade of wood and stained glass that evokes the sheltering roof of a pagoda, one of the architect's signature tectonic forms. Wright used this design repeatedly as desk lamps in the homes of his later clients and in 1955 reconfigured it as a floor lamp for the Donald Loveness House in Stillwater, Minnesota. The lamp stands 49 inches in height abd is made of mahogany with a wood and stained glass shade.


Although these three lamps have found homes, please contact me to have similar lamps made by special order.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Prairie Desk Lamp


This Prairie Style Desk Lamp was inspired by the
designs of Frank Lloyd Wright and is made with
mahogany and black walnut. It is my interpretation
of the lines and proportions that Mr. Wright used
in his lighting fixtures for many of the Prairie houses
he designed. It was sold at a benefit auction for Ability Plus.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Hillside Lamp





This project was inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright and the Hillside Lamps he designed for many of his houses. The shades are tiger maple, the stem and base are mahogany and the boxes are cherry. My interpretation is similar in proportion and style to his original lamps. $300

Friday, November 6, 2009

Prairie Style Wall Sconce

This unique lighting fixture was inspired by Frank
Lloyd Wright and one he designed for the May House
in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I used Cherry and
Black Walnut for the plugs. It's a little less than
11 inches in each direction. I have a pair of them
above the mantle in our house. His plans for a home always included details for lighting, furniture
and draperies. A pair of these are over our mantle.