A timeless design informed by exceptional constructive complexity, the iconic Barrel chair was created in 1937 by Frank Lloyd Wright, based on an original design dating from 1904. Epitomizing the extraordinarily high standard of the MedaMade carpentry workmanship, a synonym for quality and excellence, this barrel-shaped armchair is composed of 37 parts, each fitting into the other with pinpoint precision. The base and the chair back are constructed from three pieces of solid wood, bent at a different angles. Each of the three pieces is then cut in two to counterbalance the tensions created during the steam-bending and the drying processes. The two parts are then placed back-to-back and glued together. The joints are all carved directly into the wood, all the details are hand-finished by craftsman. Wright redesigned the barrel chair a number of times over his career. The initial idea was conceived for the Darwin Martin House in Buffalo, New York, 1904. The original chair was larger and heavier than the final iteration, made from solid oak with a flared back. The barrel chair was updated over 33 years later. During his Usonian period, he modernized the chair for the Wingspread house in Wisconsin in 1937. That is when the chair took the form that it is better recognized as today, with its lighter frame and cypress plywood, flush joins and contemporary flare. The barrel chair made an appearance both in Wright's most iconic house, Fallingwater, and for his own studio and home, Taliesin. With its clean lines, slated back and simplicity of composition, it still retains the unique Wright signature style to this day. Both timeless and modern, the barrel chair symbolizes what makes Wright's sensibility so recognizable and influential. The chair was adapted by Replogle for their popular floor globe.