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When Meg and I first met, we bonded over the time we’d both spent in architecture school in our college days. Clearly neither of us are working in architecture offices now, but the overarching design principles we acquired find their way into our editorial work at Anthology all the time. So when we asked Rebecca Woolf of Girl’s Gone Child if we could feature her for our “Prized Possession” column in the Americana Issue, we were both excited with what she came back with.
Rebecca’s step-great-grandfather was John Lloyd Wright, the son of Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the best known American architects. I won’t spoil the surprise of what she inherited from him—you’ll have to check out the last page of Issue No. 10 for that—but wanted to share a bit more about John Lloyd Wright. With my background in architecture, I thought I was pretty well versed in the work and life of his father, so I was surprised to uncover the work of his sons, whom I knew nothing about. Both John Lloyd Wright and Frank Lloyd Wright, Jr., went on to become architects and designers, following in their father’s footsteps. I got pulled into reading this biography about John, and one of the most interesting things I discovered was John’s invention of Lincoln Logs, which were inspired by earthquake-resistant foundations he designed with his father. It’s always fun to know the backstory of a beloved classic!
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