Manitoga / The Russel Wright Design Center

05/13/2026

Manitoga’s public tours begin tomorrow - May 14, 2026!

Book your tour at www.visitmanitoga.org

Manitoga and Dragon Rock teem with life as spring settles in. Each passing day presents an opportunity to greet the ever-changing landscape anew.

1. Dining Area table set with American Modern and Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea)
2. Cedar woodwork in Russel Wright’s Studio bath frames the spring landscape
3. Virginia Creeper, White Wood Aster and Fragrant Sumac edge the Living Room terrace steps
4. Restored tile floor and waterfall tub in Ann Wright’s bathroom spill out through French doors onto a private patio
5. Spring green and evergreen reflect in the Quarry Pool

Photos by Lori Merhige

05/11/2026

Upcoming Programming at Manitoga:

Digging Deeper — Power of Place at Manitoga, May 16, 10am and 3pm

Visit https://www.gardenconservancy.org/events/all-events?location=manitoga to learn more and purchase tickets.

Manitoga’s Landscape Collection and Conservation staff will lead an in-depth exploration of the “power of place” at Manitoga’s expansive Woodland Garden in collaboration with the Garden Conservancy.

04/22/2026

In honor of Earth Day 2026, here is Russel Wright's home Dragon Rock (ca 1961) which features a massive cedar tree trunk, boulders and ferns within its interior, and here enhanced by the reflections of his surrounding woodland landscape. The experimental house has numerous built-in elements that integrate design and nature and its "green roof" was ahead of its time.
Photo: Vivian Linares

03/20/2026

02/14/2026

MANITOGA VALENTINE ❤️
Photos from:
ARK JOURNAL VOLUME XIII
"Meditations on Manitoga"
Objects and Poem by Rafael Prieto
Photos by Clement Pascal

Inspired by the Wrights' early work in metal, Mexican-born designer and creative director Rafael Prieto recreated a few of Russel Wright's personal objects in chocolate, a material he explores through experimental chocolate .

1. Dragon Rock, bathed in winter light, beckons you to enter.

2. Book in chocolate by Rafael Prieto / Demitasse in Bean Brown by Russel Wright

3. Telephone in chocolate in Wright's Studio by Rafael Prieto

4. Gloves in chocolate by Rafael Prieto

To read Prieto's eloquent "Meditations on Mantioga" see Link in Bio to purchase ARK JOURNAL VOLUME XIII

02/13/2026

Love is in the air at the Manitoga Design Collection + Shop this weekend! Limited edition contemporary pieces and authentic vintage Mid-century modern make the perfect gifts.
Open Friday 11am-5pm, Saturday/Sunday 11am-6pm
🔗link in bio

01/10/2026

Russel Wright, his daughter Ann Wright, her friend, and nanny Diana Boyce dining at Dragon Rock on a winter evening. Photo was part of a series taken by Farrell Grehan for the feature article “A Wonderful House to Live In” that appeared in the March 16, 1962 issue of LIFE Magazine.


Wright seasonally changed the furnishings at Dragon Rock, including pillows, window coverings, cabinet doors and light fixtures. In winter, warm colors prevailed in contrast to the stark outdoors. His candle-lit winter chandelier created the perfect mood for dining and conversation.

12/31/2025

As the sun sets for the last time in 2025 this New Years Eve, THANK YOU to all our friends and supporters for holding Manitoga in your heart and spirit this year. It has truly made a difference. We look forward to welcoming you in 2026!

Murine Pendant, 2024, glass and brass, artist Jeff Zimmerman as part of the 2025 "Glass Light Nature" installation. Thank you for this wonderful collaboration between R & Company and Manitoga.

1 Photo: Vivian Linares
2 Dragon Rock Photo: Lori Merhige

12/23/2025

Happy Holidays from all of us at Manitoga!

The newly fallen snow truly brings out the modernist beauty of Manitoga's architecture and landscape. Photos by Lori Merhige.

Our tour season has ended and we will welcome visitors again mid-May 2026. In the meantime, several pieces from Jeff Zimmerman's "Glass Light Nature" installation, a collaboration with R & Company, light the interiors of Dragon Rock for a few weeks longer.

12/11/2025

For those of us who love mid-century design and all things Manitoga, we highly recommend Jennifer Golub's beautifully written and gorgeously illustrated book:

RUSSEL AND MARY WRIGHT: DRAGON ROCK AT MANITOGA
by JENNIFER GOLUB
Princeton Architectural Press

"This lavish volume, the first to explore Mary's role as a partner, designer, designer and entrepreneur, is filled with personal histories and hundreds of stunning photographs -- synthesizing multiple archive, charting the innovation of their design practice, their profound connection with nature, and the development of their Dragon Rock home and woodland paths of Manitoga."

Available at the new Manitoga Design Collection + Shop, 159 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY, Princeton Architectural Press and elsewhere.

Photo of Manitoga Design Collection + Shop: Michael Biondo