Frank Lloyd Wright

Responsible for the design of over 1,000 structures, some of Wright’s most famous buildings include Fallingwater, The Guggenheim and Taliesin. Winner of both RIBA and AIA Gold Medals as well as four Twenty-five Year Awards, his timeless designs fill and inspire modern culture, particularly in the United States. His composer-like mindset helped spark his creativity, and he was one of the earliest advocates of green design, tracing back to his 1954 book ‘The Natural House’.

Wright expanded his empire with the belief that “the best friend of earth of man is the tree. When we use the tree respectfully and economically, we have one of the greatest resources on the earth”. A great many of his private home designs in particular were centred around the use of wood. The Conran Shop’s offering of Wright’s designs boasts the Taliesin Floor and Table Lamps which are inspired by his early 20th-century residence and are fittingly crafted from cherry wood.