Charles Rennie Mackintosh Furniture

Dezember 1928 in london war ein schottischer architekt innenarchitekt kunsthandwerker designer grafiker und maler zusammen mit seiner frau margaret macdonald mackintosh deren schwester frances macdonald mcnair und james herbert.

Charles rennie mackintosh furniture. Public buildings private homes and tea rooms. Charles rennie mackintosh bruce has been creating high end reproductions of charles rennie mackintosh furniture for over 30 years having commissioned pieces from client s the length of britain and thoughout the world. The great scottish architect charles rennie mackintosh 1868 1928 has come to be seen as one of the most influential early modern designers. Join the crm society the crm societythe charles rennie mackintosh society is an independent non profit making charity established in 1973 to promote and encourage awareness of the scottish architect and designer charles rennie mackintosh.

The majority of his work was executed in and around glasgow where he was born trained and lived for most of his adult life and his career paralleled the city s economic boom. Charles rennie mackintosh s work can be divided into three main areas. A similar porch also appears in an early design for the glasgow herald building see p. The studio volume xxxix 1907 pages 32 33 roger billcliffe charles rennie mackintosh.

By the end of the 19th century glasgow was a wealthy burgeoning european city with an immense. Charles rennie mackintosh furniture charles rennie mackintosh u k 1868 1928 at the turn of the 20th century the scottish architect charles rennie mackintosh created a singular wholly original design style that was both lyrical and sleekly modern. 7 juni 1868 in glasgow. If you are interested in enquiring about a commission then please get in touch.

Like frank lloyd wright whom he rivals in popularity today mackintosh viewed the design of furniture and interiors as a vital part of his architectural work. Lutterworth press 1979 pp 28 9. The complete furniture furniture drawings interior designs london. Saint louis art museum.

While his own style was very individual if not unmistakable he joined with herbert macnair francis macdonald and margaret macdonald to form the four later dubbed the spook school of glasgow. Scotland 1868 1928 charles rennie mackintosh was the most important exponent of early british design. Charles rennie mackintosh eigentlich macintosh die schreibweise des familiennamens änderte er in den frühen 1890er jahren. Today reproductions and objects based on his design ideas are wildly popular.

90 roger billcliffe charles rennie mackintosh. It has been suggested that mackintosh may have used the porch as a model for his arched entrance hall to the glasgow art club 1892 3 see p. House for an art lover was built 60 years after charles rennie mackintosh s death the chair s combination of simple and sculptural elements with an emphasis on natural forms echoed the ideas.