At first glance, the blueprint drawings of the SAMARA dining chair appear extremely simple with their straight-line design. However, on closer examination the drawings reveal intricate and detailed patterns and shapes that distinctly reflect the genius of Frank Lloyd Wright.

For example, the high tapered back of the chair is tilted at an eighty-four degree angle, creating a comfortable six degree recline for the back from its straight ninety degree up-right position. The seat is tilted fifteen degrees from front to back to give the chair a perfectly relaxed seating position.

The front of the seat is thirteen inches off the floor to create sufficient room for bending the knees while seated with the feet resting easily on the floor. The high back tapers gradually from fourteen inches at its base to ten inches at the very top of the chair.

Overall, the dining chair is 3'6" high. The foam cushion measures sixteen inches square and five inches thick to provide an amazingly soft seating surface. A divided compartment makes up the base of the chair along with a support attached at a right angle to the high back for stability.

Mr. Wright's drawings show the back of the chair having five pentagon-shaped cut-outs of various sizes, which appear to the causal observer as triangular in shape, to depict the motif - winged-seeds in motion. From these simplified drawings, Gary Carter as a master craftsman created beautiful furniture suited for life at SAMARA.