Frank Lloyd Wright’s Classic Furniture Has Been Revived For The WFH Era

Furniture company Steelcase is placing the iconic designs of Frank Lloyd Wright into the new age. The company, which has a long-standing history with the architect, has translated his design prowess into a desk made for the remote-work era.
 
In 1939, Wright created the SC Johnson Administration building in Racine, Wisconsin. Steelcase then supplied the furniture used in the interior of the building. So, in honor of this historic partnership, the company has dipped into Wright’s archive of designs and pulled out a few pieces it is now turning into modern pieces.

The first is a desk with a tubular tabletop and curved drawers. It also has a shelf for storing books, stationery, or computer monitors. Its spring-operated drawers have been swapped out for magnetized ones instead to add a touch of modernity to this classic design.

Next in the lineup are a desk chair and a lounge chair. Both have increased in size as the company found that only 20% of modern American men would have leg clearance in the original design.

When deciding the color palette, the team looked at a photograph of Wright’s pencil set that sat on his desk at the time of his passing. From there, Steelcase created the desk in black, walnut brown, and Racine red.
 
Access to the archives was granted to Steelcase via the Frank Lloyd Foundation, which, according to Dezeen, noted that it was now opening up the archives after a hundred years as it was time to get back to Wright’s principles of design and architecture.

Steelcase also notes that this is just the beginning and that it will look to more designs for inspiration moving forward.

If you’re interested in having a piece of the iconic architect in your home, you can visit here to buy the pieces online. Prices start at US$1,808 and go up to US$9,750.
 
 
 
[via Architectural Digest and Dezeen, images via Steelcase]