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 are an approximation of the Martin House barrel chair by Frank Lloyd Wright and are a simple but complicated design. 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 very comfortable. His later versions were dining chairs and had a straighter back and were lighter in weight.