“ The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation is excited about this new partnership with Creative Edge Master Shop to design beautiful custom hard surface floors that draw inspiration from Wright ’ s philosophy of organic architecture and his powerful connection with Nature .”
Now , thanks to a new licensure agreement with top fabricators , manufacturers , architects and interior designers can utilize these copyrighted designs in floors , furniture , wall coverings and other architectural surfaces . In other words , Wright ’ s iconic designs and motifs are about to become available in a new and unprecedented way .
A Living , Breathing , Ongoing Legacy
Opposite page and above : Frank Lloyd Wright Hollywood Fleurette granite floor , using four colors of granite stone .
To ensure that Wright ’ s work is used in a way that is in keeping with his vision and standards , the Foundation licenses a small number of fabricators and manufacturers — carefully chosen for their craftsmanship , skill and integrity — to market Wright ’ s copyrighted designs .
For the category of hard surface flooring , the FLW Foundation has entered into a licensing agreement with Creative Edge Master Shop of Fairfield , Iowa , the world-renowned waterjet fabricator of architectural materials since 1987 . The agreement allows Creative Edge to employ distinctive designs from the Foundation ’ s archives in stone , terrazzo and metal materials for residential and commercial flooring .
“ The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation is excited about this new partnership with Creative Edge Master Shop to design beautiful custom hard surface floors that draw inspiration from Wright ’ s philosophy of organic architecture and his powerful connection with Nature ,” says Stuart Graff , President and CEO of the FLW Foundation . “ The Foundation exists to enrich society through an understanding of his ideas , architecture and design and we feel this new collaboration will help showcase our important mission .” >>
To term Frank Lloyd Wright ( 1867 – 1959 ) America ’ s greatest architect is to do the man a bit of a disfavor . With some 1,000 design projects and more than 500 completed works , many of them famous and a few bordering on the notorious ( if such a word can be used in the discipline of architecture ), he was all of that . Having influenced so many styles and generations of American architecture , he is a great — No ! The greatest architect up to the present time . Wright ’ s work includes original and innovative examples of many building types , including offices , churches , schools , skyscrapers , hotels , and museums . He also designed many of the interior elements of his buildings , such as the furnishings and stained glass . Wright wrote 20 books and many articles and was a popular lecturer in the United States and in Europe . His colorful personal life often made headlines . Already well known during his lifetime , Wright was recognized in 1991 by the American Institute of Architects as “ the greatest American architect of all time .” But , he was more than that . Far more … he was arguably the greatest American DESIGNER !
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