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Persian Ceiling Hallway
Chihuly graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in interior design in 1965. Chihuly designed all the interior spaces at The Boathouse.
Dale Chihuly, Persian Ceiling and Rondel Doors, 1999
The Boathouse, Seattle, 2022
Persian Ceiling
Often seen in Chihuly’s exhibitions, the Persian Ceiling at The Boathouse was originally created in 1999 and features more than 700 individual pieces of glass suspended overhead.
James Carpenter, Dale Chihuly, and Barbara Vaessen working on Corning Wall
Corning, New York, 1974
Rondel Doors
The leaded glass doors in the hallway entrance to The Hotshop are like the Corning Wall created by Chihuly and James Carpenter in 1974 at the Corning Museum of Glass. Chihuly decided to revisit the concept for the doors currently at The Boathouse, created in 1999.
Michael Lawson Paintings
The walls of the hallway feature 48 untitled portraits by Michael Lawson. Lawson studied at the Royal Academy of Art from 1963–67 and moved from England to the United States in the mid-1960s. He met Chihuly while studying at the University of Wisconsin and later moved to Seattle, where he attended the University of Washington in 1967.
Introduction
The Hotshop
Persian Ceiling Hallway
The Northwest Room
The Tin Room
The Evelyn Room
The Italo Room
Back Hallway
The Aquarium Room
The Pool Room
The Ball Room*
The Library*
The Game Room*
*Bonus content! Rooms open for private events only.