Airstream launches Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian Travel Trailer

Airstream has partnered with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation on an Airstream Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian Limited Edition Travel Trailer.

Described as ‘a tribute to American design and organic architecture’, the limited-edition travel trailer will be produced in a numbered production run of 200 units.

The towable travel trailer was designed in collaboration between Airstream’s Jackson Center, Ohio-based engineering and design teams and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation’s experts at Wright’s Taliesin West home and studio in Scottsdale, Arizona.

“This is a dream collaboration that brings together two icons of American design, and by focusing on Wright’s design principles we were pushed to think differently about materials, textures, and small space efficiency in our floor plan,” said Bob Wheeler, President and CEO at Airstream.

“Collaborations like this bring new ideas to the table and push our design and engineering teams beyond their comfort zone. The result distills the essence of these two iconoclasts in a travel trailer that is both beautiful and functional.”

Henry Hendrix, VP and Chief Marketing Officer at the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation added: “We believe Frank Lloyd Wright’s design philosophy was always about helping people live with more purpose, beauty and joy. This collaboration with Airstream has been better than we could have imagined – a perfect meeting of vision and craft that brings Wright’s timeless ideas to life on the road.

“Together, we’ve created something that lets Airstream enthusiasts ‘Live Riveted’ in the fullest sense – deeply connected to nature, adventure, and the meaning of home, wherever they go.”

Key references were drawn from Wright’s Usonian home design principles, which centres on maximising small spaces and open floor plan efficiency, while blending interior and exterior spaces.

The unit is equipped with Airstream’s popular rear hatch feature, while two twin beds, which double as bench seating, convert with the push of a button into a king-sized bed – the largest option in Airstream’s fleet. Elsewhere, in the front living space, a dining table and desk space both collapse into a wall cabinet, creating room for a pull-out sofa that doubles as a secondary sleeping area. Two collapsible Wright-inspired chairs and a collapsible stool tuck away neatly inside the wall cabinet behind the lowered desk and table.

Two circular porthole windows nod to Wright’s love of circular elements, while the deep-set lounge seating is inspired by his signature furniture work.

The model will be available for purchase at Airstream dealers in the US, with pricing at $184,900. Airstream and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation have also developed a line of home goods, apparel and gifts.