Charismatic, elegant, eccentric, an authentic genius, the American Frank Lloyd Wright enjoyed a long, full-fledged career: in addition to creating over a thousand designs of houses, buildings, churches, schools, libraries, bridges and museums, he also dabbled in furniture pieces, lamps, table furnishings, fabrics and graphic arts.

The mainstays of his architectural style are an absolute quest for simplicity – doing away with all ornamental frills – and his relationship with nature, a source of inspiration in both form and the choice of materials. Architectural design which seeks its resolution in a complete harmony of lines and spaces, later extolled the world over as "organic architecture." Wright was profoundly tied to his country and to the new world, to that all-American pioneering spirit. This is why he chose not to seek his inspiration in the architectural traditions of old Europe, but rather in those of Japan and of the Orient, as well as Indo-American forms. And while Europe was celebrating the advent of industrial materials, Wright preferred the natural qualities and authenticity of wood, declaring, “for man, wood is universally beautiful. Man loves the close bond he has with wood, and he wants to feel it in his hands, pleasant to the touch and to the eye.”