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34 Marvelous Gifts for Your Favorite Frank Lloyd Wright Fanatic

Nov 16, 2019 Admin

This season, satisfy the Frank Lloyd Wright devotee in your life with these gifts that honor the work of the iconic American architect, whose philosophy of organic architecture championed harmony between the built and natural environments.

From office supplies, to passport covers, to table lamps, these midcentury-inspired marvels are perfect for the discerning design enthusiast.

Frank Lloyd Wright wasn't just an architect. He was a prophet, a poseur; a beloved teacher, a failed businessman. During his long, eventful life he experienced both incredible misfortune and great success. This Is Frank Lloyd Wright brings his projects and persona into vivid focus. Wit and visual punch have been the hallmarks of the This Is series to date; the first architectural title in the series will give readers an up-close look at Wright's progress from difficult childhood, to struggling apprenticeship, to early success, through mid-life setbacks and on to late-life comeback. Beautiful specially commissioned illustrations documenting the important events in his life sit alongside photographs of Wright's most iconic buildings (including Fallingwater and New York's Guggenheim Museum). Publisher: Laurence King Publishing Photo Courtesy of Laurence King Publishing

The Patterns of Frank Lloyd Wright Wooden Dominoes set includes 28 double-sided wooden dominoes featuring Wright's iconic geometric shape patterns on one side and traditional domino dots on the opposite side. Two ways to play and packaged in a collectible wooden box with sliding lid, this set of dominoes is perfect for gifting to any Frank Lloyd Wright fan! - Includes 28 wooden dominoes. Ages 3 and up. Photo Courtesy of Galison

The life and work of visionary American architect Frank Lloyd Wright launches our new activity book series, Meet the Architect!, an expansion of our Meet the Artist! series. Flaps, cutouts, and pull tabs, take readers on a fascinating journey through Wrights famous worksthe Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Fallingwater, and Taliesin, among othersand the materials and techniques he used to create them. This hands-on introduction will inspire budding architects from ages eight to eighty. Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press Photo Courtesy of Chronicle Books

Organize your schedule with both weekly and monthly sections in this undated planner from Galison. Featuring designs from Frank Lloyd Wright, this conveniently sized planner features an embossed cover with gold foil accents, gilded page edges, and an elastic closure. Photo Courtesy of Galison

Hand-rolled incense sticks from Yield Design. Light floral and sandy scent with notes of desert rose, sand and amber. Fifteen sticks per package. 45 minute to 1 hour burn time. Photo Courtesy of Need Supply Co.

From the immortal sculptures of Michelangelo to the timeless music of Mozart, the world's greatest artists have managed to create works that retain their relevancy through decades and centuries of change. With historical and full-color illustrations and photographs complementing biographical texts, Odysseys in Artistry invites advanced readers along on a journey to experience the lives of famous artists like never before. Side panels and colored glossary terms assist in making the text accessible to a wide range of learners, while a timeline adds further historical context in each sophisticated design. A biography of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, examining his design influence and development of the Prairie School style, as well as some of his most famous structures. Photo Courtesy of Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Store

A great activity while socializing around the coffee table, the Frank Lloyd Wright Wood Puzzle Set by Galison belongs next to your favorite art books. Wood puzzle pieces and box feature the colorful iconic designs of Frank Lloyd Wright. Photo Courtesy of Nordstrom

Frank Lloyd Wright The House Beautiful Greeting Assortment Note Card Set from Galison showcases designs evoking ironwork and Middle Eastern tapestries originally published in his book, The House Beautiful. This assortment of notes features a sliding drawer box that includes 16 gold embellished cards in 8 decorative designs and 17 envelopes. Photo Courtesy of Galison

Each deck is in its own colorful box for safe-keeping and the two playing card sets are packaged in a keepsake drawer box. Photo Courtesy of Galison

Each handmade Vitra miniature is a classic in the history of furniture design reduced in size at a scale of 1:6. True to the original pieces in structure and materials, the miniatures are precision-crafted, making them a thoughtful gift for a furniture lover or design professional. Each miniature comes handsomely packaged in a wood box with an informational booklet. Photo Courtesy of Design Within Reach

Frank Lloyd Wright (18671959) is the most renowned and popular architect and designer in America. His buildings, including Fallingwater and New York's Guggenheim Museum, are iconic landmarks. Now you can create 14 of his best loved buildings using the art of kirigami (cutting and folding). Each project features step-by-step instructions and a template that you remove from the book. You follow the lines on the template, cutting and folding to make your own model. All you need is a craft knife, a cutting mat, and a ruler. Clear cutting tips help you with the tricky stages, while photos of the finished model show you the final design. To make things easier, the most intricate parts of the templates are pre-die-cut. Then simply display your finished model and admire your handiwork. Suitable for folding experts and beginners alike, Frank Lloyd Wright Paper Models is a must for Wright fans and architectural model enthusiasts. Publisher: Laurence King Publishing Photo Courtesy of Mackintosh Design

Keep track of dates and appointments a month-at-a-glance with the Frank Lloyd Wright 2020 Wall Calendar from Galison. This dated wall calendar features the 13 Frank Lloyd Wright masterpieces covering 16 months (September 2019-December 2020). Photo Courtesy of Galison

The Frank Lloyd Wright Pencil Set from Galison includes 8 natural wood pencils wrapped with color block excerpts of Wright's designs. Each pencil is silkscreened with a unique quote from Frank Lloyd Wright, including "The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes," and "Everything that is romantic is of nature." Photo Courtesy of Galison

Discover the architectural secrets of Frank Lloyd Wright's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. This accurately detailed LEGO model faithfully recreates the curves and distinctive lines that have made this building an architectural icon for the last half-century. The simple, grid-patterned facade of the annex tower complements the main building with its circular rotundas, while buildable exterior elements depict a section of New York City's 5th Avenue Museum Mile, complete with its signature yellow cabs. The Guggenheim sign, featuring Wright's architectural lettering, has also been recreated in a similar typeface to heighten the authenticity of the model. This LEGO Architecture model has been designed to deliver a rewarding building experience for all with an interest in architecture, travel, history and design, and is suitable for display in the home and office. Photo Courtesy of LEGO

The Frank Lloyd Wright Tree of Life Mini Lightbox Accent Lamp design is ideal for someone looking for a smaller accent lamp. The design is adapted from one of the series of "Tree of Life" windows in the Darwin D. Martin House. Cherry wood veneer with hand made Lotka paper shade material. Inline switch on a 5.5' cord. Ht: 11.5". W: 4.25". D: 4.25". Photo Courtesy of ArchitectGiftsPlus

This set of notebooks from Galison feature the designs of Frank Lloyd Wright. These notebooks are bound on vegan leather covers and are sure to keep your writing safe. Photo Courtesy of Galison

The follow-up to the board book bestseller My First Shapes With Frank Lloyd Wright, Opposites With Frank Lloyd Wright Board Book entertains and introduces children the concept of opposites. Using Wright's famous works, colorful spreads illustrate hard and soft, round and pointy, city and nature, and more. Photo Courtesy of Mudpuppy

For Frank Lloyd Wright, geometry was the basic building block of nature and geometric forms highly influenced his architectural designs. The Frank Lloyd Wright Saguaro Cactus Luggage Tag from Galison features Wright's brightly colored classic geometric design with luxe gold foil embellishments. Luggage tag includes an insert card for contact information and a strap to attach to luggage. Photo Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

With Mudpuppy's Frank Lloyd Wright Contructables, use 25 interlocking shapes featuring Wright's designs to create colorful 3-D sculptures. Pieces come in multiples shapes and sizes with connector slots on each side for easy building. Photo Courtesy of Mudpuppy

Frank Lloyd Wright's groundbreaking designs, innovative construction techniques, and inviting interiors continue to astound and inspire generations of architects and nonarchitects alike. The only comprehensive collection of Wright-designed buildings open to the public in the United States and Japan, Wright Sites has been revised and expanded to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the architect's birth in June 1867. The fourth edition of our best-selling guidebook contains twenty new sites, updated site descriptions and access information, and, for the first time, color photographs. It also includes itineraries for Wright road trips, a list of archives, and a selected bibliography. The introduction, revised for this edition, is by Jack Quinan, a founding member of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy and author of Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House. Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press Photo Courtesy of Princeton Architectural Press

A great activity while socializing around the coffee table, the Frank Lloyd Wright Memory Game from Galison belongs next to your favorite art books. Put your brain to the test by matching pairs of Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic designs. Photo Courtesy of Nordstrom

Brighten up the room with a Frank Lloyd Wright designed nightlight. Adapted from art glass windows originally found in the now demolished Lake Geneva Inn, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin (1911). Cherry wood, 4 1/2" square and light sensitive, lighting up only when darkness falls. Photo Courtesy of Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

Get creative with this Frank Lloyd Wright coloring postcard book from Galison, which includes 16 removable cards in 16 designs. Each card features a decorative design by the famed architect just waiting to be colored in! Photo Courtesy of Galison

This modern pillow cover, inspired by the work of icon architect Frank Lloyd Wright, marries form and function with a beautiful printed pattern that elevates home comfort with a modern elegance.This collection modernizes some of Frank Lloyd Wright's quintessential designs, bringing his celebrated compositions, and KAF Home's textile expertise, into today's home. Saguaro Farms and Cactus Flowers is a design Wright intended for the cover of Liberty Magazine. His designs were not used because they were considered too avant-garde.A portion of the sales of this product supports the conservation and education programs of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Photo Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

The geometric shapes in this puzzle set show the major forms Wright used in his decorative designs and modern architecture. These shapes can be found everywhere in Wright's work, from buildings to stain glass windows. Frank Lloyd Wright Geometric Shapes Wooden Puzzle Set from Mudpuppy includes 3 colorful shaped puzzles embedded in a wood tray, allowing children to explore with shape and form. Photo Courtesy of Mudpuppy

7" round "April Showers" Trivet. Keep hot dishes off your tabletop all while keeping your design cool. Each Frank Lloyd Wright trivet is made of original CoasterStones porous sandstone and is cork-backed to protect furniture and prevent scuffs. Photo Courtesy of Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

Get to know Frank Lloyd Wright through this book filled with his quotes, which are grouped into twelve themes including "Humanity", "Nature", "Beauty" and many more. Wright's iconic designs are dispersed in full-color throughout the book. Photo Courtesy of Galison

To celebrate 150 years since Frank Lloyd Wright's birth, Galison presents a limited edition, numbered set of 3 porcelain nesting trays with gold accents. The set includes a square, circle and triangle tray indicative of Wright's love of the simplicity of these shapes, packaged in a sturdy gift box with gold foil detail. Photo Courtesy of Chronicle Books

Frank Lloyd Wright used basic geometric shapes as the foundation for his modern architecture. Learn your basic shapes alongside this famous architect with My First Shapes with Frank Lloyd Wright Board Book from Mudpuppy. Each chapter tab focuses on one of three basics shapes: circle, square, or triangle. Photo Courtesy of Chronicle Books

With a design from the Max Hoffman house, this 1000-piece puzzle is sure to be a challenge to even the most seasoned jigsaw fan. Finished size 20" x 20". Not for children under 3. Photo Courtesy of Amazon

The perfect sized hold-everything wallet for travel. The Frank Lloyd Wright Saguaro Cactus Passport Cover from Galison features the artist's iconic design and easily holds your passport, tickets, receipts, money, cards and IDs in a sturdy vegan leather cover. Photo Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

Warm up any room with this Frank Lloyd Wright Tree of Life Table Runner. This design was adapted from the Darwin D. Martin House, Buffalo, NY in 1903. Photo Courtesy of Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

This beautiful porcelain tray from Galison features the designs of Frank Lloyd Wright. Trimmed with gold this tray is sure to brighten up your table. Photo Courtesy of Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

This walnut stained wood pencil holder's design was adapted from the art glass windows found in the Lake Geneva Inn, which Wright designed. Laser cut wood design. 4.5" tall. 3 1/8" square. Photo Courtesy of Amazon

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