Manitoga / The Russel Wright Design Center

06/27/2026

Come celebrate the return of the Tea House by Y S D M as part of UPSTATE ART WEEKEND this Sunday at 10am!

Limited tickets remain, link in bio to reserve

.studio

06/25/2026

Upstate Art Weekend at Manitoga—Thursday Jun 25 to Monday June 29

Enjoy the special programs Manitoga offers this weekend! See Dragon Rock in a new light on our Sunset Tour while munching on small bites and sipping bubbly (6/27), or learn more about the Tea House in Mary’s Meadow on an extended tour of the property culminating in a tea service with Tea House designers Yoshihiro Sergel and Diana Mangaser of Y S D M Studio (6/28)

Visit visitmanitoga.org or our link in bio to learn more and book now!

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.