About World Globes

This world globe stand is an authentic reproduction from a drawing found in the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation archives.  It is an unidentified concept for one of the Prairie Homes that Mr. Wright de-signed in the early 1900s. The only marking on the drawing is in his handwriting and says, “Something like this.” The proportions, and interpretation, of the drawing were calculated based on the scale of other drawings from this time period.

16″ diameter
39″ height
23″ Width
Hardwood base with dark walnut finish
Antique ocean color

Replogle World Globes adopted this design in 2008 for the Frank Lloyd Wright® Collection.

This world globe barrel stand is an adaptation of one of the most universally recognized furniture designs found in the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation archives. It is a modified version of the famous “Barrel Chair” originally designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1903 and modified for his personal use at “Taliesin” in Spring Green, Wisconsin and for Herbert F. Johnson for his home “Wingspread” in Racine, Wisconsin in 1937.

Replogle World Globes adopted this design in 2008 for the Frank Lloyd Wright® Collection.

Have you ever wanted to actually see how Alaska experiences complete days in darkness or daylight? Have you ever wondered why the International Dateline has such significance in the business world? The National Geographic Planet Earth world globe can answer these questions and many more.

With the globe light off the globe shows the political map of the world. When the light is on,  it shows the physical features of the world - but that’s not all. This unique educational tool also shows day and nighttime for any time, date, and location in the world throughout the four seasons. It can be manually adjusted both forward and backward to see past, present, and future hours of daylight and darkness for easy demonstration and understanding. A pinpoint light shows the actual location of the sun throughout the year. Unique “twilight rings” depict the three zones of dawn and dusk. The superb design and engineering, combined with the expert cartography of National Geographic creates a learning tool that is fun and easy to use.

Information courtesy of National Geographic