Project by WoodworkingMD | posted 07-23-2015 05:20 PM | 1814 views | 6 times favorited | 7 comments | ![]() |
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My interpretation of the high back dining room chairs that Frank Lloyd Wright designed for the Robie house in Chicago, Illinois. (1909)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robie_House
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Woodbridge
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#1 posted 07-23-2015 06:36 PM
you’ve done a great job on this FLW chair!
-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario
AandCstyle
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#2 posted 07-23-2015 09:00 PM
It looks like excellent craftsmanship. Are the backs straight up & down or is there a slight angle from the seat up? Are they comfortable?
-- Art
WoodworkingMD
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#3 posted 07-23-2015 09:22 PM
The back is straight up and down but the chair is still surprisingly comfortable. FLW designed the originals with very high straight backs to create a “space within a space” which made for a more intimate dining environment. The idea was that the tall straight backs formed a visual second set of walls within the room bringing the family closer together when they were at the dinner table.
toddbeaulieu
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#4 posted 07-24-2015 10:31 AM
That looks like excellent work from the photos. Impressive. Even the cushion looks well made. I just love looking at other people’s work. Thanks for posting.
xraydav
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#5 posted 07-24-2015 02:40 PM
Very stylish, and wonderful to continue praising FLW through your following his designs..
-- David, Norwood Mass, [email protected]
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#6 posted 07-24-2015 03:14 PM
That chair is a real beauty. Congratulations.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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Philfranklin
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#7 posted 07-17-2019 10:52 PM
Did you create your own plan for this? If so could you share some basic information? Of if you have d3tailed sketches and dimensions would u be willing to share?
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