Frank Lloyd Wright's Masterpiece

FLW gate

garden room

Garden room. Wright would often refuse jobs if the client did not let him also furnish the space to his liking. He was also so picky that he would make his own furniture for a space so that it looked correct to him. Comfort came second. These stools were so low that you might as well be sitting on the ground, but they look good.

Entrane to the caberet. wright loved asian artifacts.

FLW Cabaret. He intentionally positions the benches at an angle so that you had to swing your left leg over your right and extend your right arm behind your neighbor in order to see the screen with out cocking your head. Because, believed that was the proper way to sit and be entertained.

Frank Lloyd Wright started wintering in Scottsdale in the 30's. Growing up in the Chicago suburbs, I have been a life long FLW fan. Wright, a genius, found a way to brave the Midwestern winters - go to Arizona. Touring his western home was a thrill. He modernized the prairie style and melded it with the southwestern style. His stamp on Scottsdale and Phoenix is everywhere. Most state buildings wear a FLW look and almost every roadside rest area or hiking ramada resemble the undeniable Mr. Wright style. Taliesin West is a treasure and a model of simplicity and sooooper cool.

needs improvment.

The only way one could improve upon a FLW masterpiece? Include my wife, of course. Wright used native boulders, sand, and cement to create his winter camp. Originally only inhabited during the cold Midwestern months, it eventually became a year round home with apprentices allowed to retire at Taliesin West to live out their lives.