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| Wowshopper » World Globes » About Replogle Frank Lloyd Wright® Collection Globes
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| FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT® COLLECTION GLOBES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH REPLOGLE GLOBES |
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A unique individual. A unique partnership. A unique product. Replogle and the Foundation meticulously reviewed more than 100 of the architect's drawings and designs to select the five, unique examples. Dell Torgerson, Replogle's product development manager, explains, "Each globe's design is exact to Frank Lloyd Wright's designs. Each piece identically matches the dimension and geometry of the furniture it's based upon. The richly stained maple and oak wood species were carefully chosen to replicate the Prairie Period. Every stand, like every globe its holds, is a hand-made work of art." |
| "The Replogle prototype and production team's attention to detail was impeccable and we are extremely pleased with the quality," praises Volker. "The 'Frank Lloyd Wright Globe Stand' is an actual reproduction and interpretation of Mr. Wright's design and it turned out exactly as was originally intended, based on the drawing." Referred to as the "Wright," it is an unidentified concept drawing for one of the Prairie Homes that Wright designed in the early 1900s. Cradling a 16-inch (40 cm) diameter globe, the maple stand's proportions were calculated to match the scale of other drawings from this time period. |  Wright |
 Tabouret |
The "Tabouret," a 9-inch (23 cm) diameter globe with maple stand based on the tabouret table from a compellation drawing showing coordinating furnishings created for Darwin D. Martin's Buffalo, N.Y., residence in 1903; |
| The "Barrel," a 16-inch (40 cm) diameter globe with oak stand modeled from one of Wright’s most universally recognized furniture designs - the "Barrel Chair," originally designed in 1903 and later modified for use at "Taliesin" in Spring Green, Wis., and for Herbert F. Johnson's "Wingspread" home in Racine, Wis. |  Barrel |
 San Marcos |
The "San Marcos," a 12-inch (30 cm) diameter globe with maple stand matching the 60-degree angled legs and hexagonal top of a small accent table of the San Marcos Resort in Chandler, Ariz., circa 1936. |
| The "Hexagon," a 12-inch (30 cm) diameter globe with metal stand draws from a series of hexagonal metal chairs and furniture for the H.C. Price Tower in Bartlesville, Okla., developed in 1952. The "Hexagon" also reveals an uncanny, historic connection between Replogle and Frank Lloyd Wright. Volker shares: "Just after Replogle became a licensee and they were working on the first five prototypes, I made a trip to the Price Tower in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. While touring the building, we entered the office that was occupied by Mr. Price. In a triangular corner across from his desk was a large globe resting on a trapazoid, copper stand designed by Mr. Wright. The story goes that Mr. Price wanted a large wall map placed in his office. Mr. Wright convinced him that he should have a beautiful globe and stand to match the other design elements in the room instead. Well, Mr. Wright prevailed. As we rotated the original globe, we noticed the manufacturer was Replogle Globes. It was like an endorsement." |
About the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
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About Replogle Globes, Inc. |
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Today, the company is owned and operated by the Dieschbourg and Dillon families. Replogle now serves customers worldwide who purchase globes for use in homes, offices, schools and more. |
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