Charles Mackintosh Chair
Responsible for the extensions to the glasgow school of art in 1896 and then 1910 the architect charles rennie mackintosh was commissioned by miss catherine cranston in 1897 to refurbish a tearoom at 114 argyle street glasgow as for the first tearoom made for her he designed the entire.
Charles mackintosh chair. Although he created this elegant style of chair in 1898 9 for catherine cranston s argyle street tea rooms in. Charles rennie mackintosh 7 june 1868 10 december 1928 was a scottish architect designer water colourist and artist. Charles rennie mackintosh argyle chair this chair was created with a leitmotif of the work of mackintosh. He was apprenticed to a local architect john hutchinson and attended evening classes at the glasgow school of art.
Heute ist der einfluss des glasgowers auf die vorkriegsmoderne unbestritten seine architektur steht auf einer stufe mit der eines frank lloyd wright oder le corbusier. Für eines seiner wichtigsten bauwerke das zwischen 1902 bis 1904 entstandene hill house in der schottischen stadt helensburgh entwarf charles rennie mackintosh die gesamte inneneinrichtung als gesamtkunstwerk. High backed chair charles rennie mackintosh circa 1898. Originally a furnishing accessory for one of mackintosh s major design projects hill house in helensburgh near glasgow scotland from which its name derives.
Dabei kombinierte er vollständig weiße räume mit einer dunklen vertäfelung. His artistic approach had much in common with european symbolism his work alongside that of his wife margaret macdonald was influential on european design movements such as art nouveau and secessionism and praised by great modernists such as josef hoffmann. Cassina 292 hill house 1 stuhl 292 hill house 1 chair von charles rennie mackintosh. Charles rennie mackintosh scottish architect and designer who was prominent in the arts and crafts movement in great britain.
7 juni 1868 in glasgow. Charles rennie mackintosh eigentlich macintosh die schreibweise des familiennamens änderte er in den frühen 1890er jahren. Charles rennie mackintosh wurde erst von kunsthistorikern nach dem zweiten weltkrieg dann von sammlern und in den siebzigern vom designhersteller cassina wiederentdeckt. This iconic chair reflects charles rennie mackintosh s style and his fearless approach to the most challenging manufacturing processes.
A high back here marked by a panel oval with stylized decoration motifs déco la chair was created for the argyle street tea rooms where thanks to its size had the function of dividing the space. Charles rennie mackintosh 1868 1928 was a scottish artist designer and architect. The linear geometric form is evocative of the minimal abstract lines of japanese graphics. On the 150th anniversary of charles rennie mackintosh s birth we continue our round up of his most influential projects by taking a look at the chair he created for the argyle street tea rooms.
Die arbeiten die nach mackintoshs tod kaum abnehmer.