Areaware and The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Unite for Blockitecture Building Set

The wooden blocks designed by James Paulius allow users to construct their own Usonian structure.

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While one of Frank Lloyd Wright‘s largest homes The Tirranna House sold for upwards of $6.1 million USD this year, enthusiasts of the trailblazing American architect can have their very own miniature Usonian home for just $60 USD with Areaware‘s Blockitecture® Frank Lloyd Wright set.

The wooden building block set designed by James Paulius is made in the style of Wright’s modernist Usonian homes, known for their horizontally oriented site-specific structures. The term coined by Wright aimed to capture the ethos of his residential designs, inspired by the wide open landscapes of the United States. These days, even Wright’s smallest homes sell for millions of dollars. Designer Marc Jacobs recently unveiled his restored Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home in Westchester, NY, which he purchased for approximately $9.17 million USD in 2019 according to Dwell.

Conceived in partnership with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, the honeycomb grid system draws inspiration from Wright’s hexagonal design system, which provided his mid-century homes with an organically flowing composition. In an Instagram post, Paulius shared that “many of Wright’s homes were designed on a hexagonal grid which he believed to be more natural and human-centered compared to rectilinear layouts.” He also shared reference photos of the Wright homes that inspired the set including the Hanna House (1937) and the Ronald Reisley House (1951).

 

 

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The blocks, made from New Zealand pine, allow users to configure each element into custom compositions in Wright’s signature visual language. While the NY-based creator crafts design-oriented toys geared to children, the toy set also serves as a unique conversation piece for design lovers of all ages.

The Frank Lloyd Wright Blockitecture is available now at the official Areaware web store.

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