Willey House Stories Part 22: Calling the Kettle Back—Chapter 4: A Heritage of Cooking Fires

Willey House Stories Part 22: Calling the Kettle Back—Chapter 4: A Heritage of Cooking Fires

In this seven-chapter subseries of the Willey House Stories, Steve Sikora reflects on Frank Lloyd Wright’s fireplaces, their purpose and meaning—and the search for one missing kettle. Subsequent chapters will follow over the next few weeks.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and Steelcase Launch New Collaborative Collection

Merging beauty and function in his philosophy of organic architecture, Wright’s unique furniture for the SC Johnson building’s Great Workroom pioneered a new way to work. As part of the Frank Lloyd Wright Racine Collection, select Signature pieces will faithfully match the style and finishes of the original furniture, with subtle adjustments to the collection’s proportions and scale to support modern living.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unbuilt Skyscrapers Come to Life with Never-Before-Seen 3D Imagery

Latest Issue of The Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly Features an Inside Look at Three Sky-High City Structures with Photorealistic Renderings by Spanish Architect David Romero

Willey House Stories Part 22: Calling the Kettle Back—Chapter 3: Plagued By Fireplaces

In this seven-chapter subseries of the Willey House Stories, Steve Sikora reflects on Frank Lloyd Wright’s fireplaces, their purpose and meaning—and the search for one missing kettle. Subsequent chapters will follow over the next few weeks.

Willey House Stories Part 22: Calling the Kettle Back—Chapter 2: The Crane

In this seven-chapter subseries of the Willey House Stories, Steve Sikora reflects on Frank Lloyd Wright’s fireplaces, their purpose and meaning—and the search for one missing kettle. Subsequent chapters will follow over the next few weeks.

Preservation Grant Raises the Curtain at Hillside Theatre

The Hillside Theatre Curtain is perhaps the most visually powerful piece in the Foundation’s collections. Originally designed by Wright and created by the Taliesin Fellowship as a gift to Wright on his 89th birthday, it captures in its abstract design the rural landscape of the area with Taliesin overlooking the Wisconsin River.

Willey House Stories Part 22: Calling the Kettle Back—Chapter 1: The Kettle

Every house has stories to tell, particularly if the house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Some stories are familiar. Some are even true. Some, true or not, have been lost to time, while others are yet to be told. Steve Sikora, owner of the Malcom Willey House, continues his exploration of the home and its influence on architecture and society.

In this seven-chapter subseries of the Willey House Stories, Steve reflects on Frank Lloyd Wright’s fireplaces, their purpose and meaning—and the search for one missing kettle. Subsequent chapters will follow over the next few weeks.

We Remember Brandoch Peters (1941-2022)

UTSA students spend summer studying, archiving interior spaces at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West