Frank Lloyd Wright: Modern Chair Design

Museum of Wisconsin Art presents Frank Lloyd Wright: Modern Chair Design, a pioneering exhibition that reveals the designer’s innovative and groundbreaking approach to furniture design. Framing his furniture within a broader context of design history and American modernism, this exhibition highlights Wright’s visionary belief that chairs must be understood as living designs in addition to being extensions of the built environments for which they were created. Presenting over forty of Wright’s most significant domestic furniture pieces, many on view for the first time, as well as working sketches, archival photographs, and animated renderings shed new light on Wright’s holistic approach to design. The exhibition will be on view October 4, 2025–January 25, 2026.

The exhibition is based on the original research of architectural historian Eric Vogel, scholar-in-residence at the Taliesin Institute whose deep-dive into the archives revealed new connections that challenge the common perception that Wright’s furniture was secondary to his architectural work. “When Wright rebuilt Taliesin after two major fires, he paired the new architecture with significant new and unprecedented furniture forms that were rejected by his clients at the time for their unconventionality,” said Vogel. “MOWA has recreated several of these lost or never-produced works, offering the viewer a unique opportunity to experience these bold forms in person.” Mon–Tues: Closed
Wed–Sun: 9:30–4:00