A Note on Our Expert: Richard Wright
in the mid-1980s, “when that stuff was really considered junk,” and began auctioning modern pieces at the Treadway Gallery in the mid-’90s. In 2000 he started Wright, and over the past seven years his name has become synonymous with the finest design collectibles of the 20th century (culminating in the 2006 sale of Pierre Koenig’s Case Study House #21, along with all of its contents).
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Chair Up
This dinner guest is always invited, but doesn’t eat or drink, and never joins the conversation. But long after the party’s over, it will still be at the table. Our favorite dining…
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Richard Schulman
I met photographer Richard Schulman and his wife, Barbara, a few years back and instantly developed a friendship with them. Their love of design and architecture is infectious—they eat…
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Richard Rogers
The architecture of Richard Rogers weds the best of high-tech design with the outer limits of the architect’s imagination, creating soaring, sustainable spaces that enrich everyday urban life.
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Family Chair
Curating a set of effortlessly mismatched dining chairs can be a difficult task, unless it’s designed that way. Spindle legs and a classic Swedish stick back are the family ties that bind…
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TOKENnyc Catenary Dining Chair
Crafted from partially recycled steel, wood, leather and ballistic nylon, the Catenary Dining Chair, like all items in the TOKENnyc Collection is designed, developed and handcrafted in Brooklyn, NY.
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Enfield Shaker Dining Chair
Though the residents of the last working Shaker village may have set aside their tools, you can still get your fix of elegant simplicity from the replicas produced by Shaker Workshops. The slightly…
Dwell Collection
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Auction Preview from Wright
Over the last decade Chicago's Wright auction house, one of the premier venues for modern design, has helped establish and define the collectable market. Since 2000 the auction house has sold over…
Tips
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How to Pick a Dining Chair
There are two ways to look at this. First, if it’s just you and your family, you want to have something comfortable but not too lounge-y. If you’re more of an entertainer and…
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Don't Be Afraid to Spill
Pick a dining chair that isn’t going to get stained or dirty. You want something you can easily clean, like walnut or metal. Keep extra chairs on hand for when a couple more people than you…
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Consider Weighty Topics
Avoid chairs that are really heavy and hard to pull in and out of the table. Think about comfort, especially with the host and hostess chairs, which could have dual purposes and also be used at the…
Events
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Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward
Fifty years after the realization of Frank Lloyd Wright’s renowned design, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum brings together sixty-four projects designed by one of the most influential…
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36th Annual Wright Plus Housewalk 2010
The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust will host the 36th annual Wright Plus housewalk Saturday, May 15. The housewalk will showcase rare interior tours of private homes created by Frank Lloyd…
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Frank Lloyd Wright: Organic Architecture
Examining major projects including Unity Temple (Oak Park, Illinois, 1905), Fallingwater (Mill Run, Pennsylvania, 1936), Johnson Wax (Racine, Wisconsin, 1936, known today as the SC Johnson…
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