Martin House Barrel Chair
After Frank Lloyd Wright
32½" x 23½" x 25"
White Oak
My son Reid and I made two of these chairs for my home a few years ago. They were an approximation of the Martin House barrel chair designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The chairs are an elegant design but extremely challenging to make. The carved back with curves in two planes is a tricky piece of shaping.
I had always admired this particular barrel chair. It was Wright's first design and the sweeping back is both pleasing to look at and extremely comfortable. His later versions were dining chairs and had a straighter back and were lighter in weight.
The chair is not available for consignment but is included on the site as an example of my son's and my interest in reproductions of great design. It is also a tribute to my son's remarkable talent. He was a junior in college at the time we made them and has since gone on to get two certificates in furniture design from the North Bennett Street School in Boston.