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Walter Burley griffin (attributed) American oak occasional…
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Melbourne
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28-Nov-2020
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Walter Burley griffin (attributed) American oak occasional table, circa 1910., 75 cm high, 122 cm wide, 66 cm deep, an identical table can be seen in the accompanying image of a living room in a Walter Burley griffin designed home in Edwardsville, St.Louis. That home had been designed by griffin in 1906 for his brother, Ralph. Griffin had worked for Frank Lloyd Wright from 1901 - 1906 before establishing his own practice where he designed the interior fixtures and furniture for his projects as well as the buildings and gardens. Examples of Griffin-designed furniture are rarely offered in Australia., influenced by the Chicago-based Prairie school, griffin developed a unique modern style. He worked in partnership with his wife Marion Mahony griffin. In 28 years they designed over 350 buildings, landscape and urban-design projects as well as designing construction materials, interiors, furniture and other household items., of course, Walter Burley griffin is now best known as the winner of the competition to design Australia's capital city, Canberra. Griffin was largely under-appreciated during his time in Australia, but since his death recognition of his work has steadily grown. In 1964, when Canberra's central lake was filled, as griffin had intended, Prime Minister Robert Menzies declined to have the lake named after himself. Instead he named it lake Burley griffin, making it the first 'Monument' in Canberra dedicated to the city's designer.
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Furniture: Tables - Wine and Occasional