Rennie Mackintosh Chair

Combining a progressive modernity with the spirit of romanticism the scottish architect and designer charles rennie mackintosh 1868 1928 created many of the best loved and most influential buildings furniture and decorative schemes of the early 20th century.

Rennie mackintosh chair. Charles rennie mackintosh eigentlich macintosh die schreibweise des familiennamens änderte er in den frühen 1890er jahren. Nachdem charles rennie mackintosh im dezember 1928 und seine frau margaret im januar 1933 in london verstorben waren wurde der besitz des paares geschätzt. Most extraordinary are the back legs which are rectangular in plan at the base and then curve and taper upwards until they are circular in plan at the top. This high back chair is one of charles rennie mackintosh s best known designs.

An explanation of the chair s appearance and design sources is not simple. It also appeared in the 1900 vienna secession exhibition and in the home of mackintosh and his artist wife margaret macdonald. Charles rennie mackintosh for cassina dining table 322 d s 1 circa 1975 measures. The chair s combination of simple and sculptural elements with an emphasis on natural forms echoed the ideas propounded by the arts and crafts movement of which mackintosh was an admirer.

Although he created this elegant style of chair in 1898 9 for catherine cranston s argyle street tea rooms in. Places the chair. Dezember 1928 in london war ein schottischer architekt innenarchitekt kunsthandwerker designer grafiker und maler. Charles rennie mackintosh 1868 1928 was a scottish artist designer and architect.

Ein gutachter bewertete ihren nachlass architekturzeichnungen einrichtungsgegenstände aquarelle und blumenbilder mit 88 pfund 16 schilling und zwei pence. The parts are carefully shaped so that they alter in plan or section. Originally a furnishing accessory for one of mackintosh s major design projects hill house in helensburgh near glasgow scotland from which its name derives. 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.

The chair was designed for one of the famous glasgow tearooms commissioned by local businesswoman and temperance supporter kate cranston. 177 x 125 x h 75 cm ashwood table modular table that can be used as a console. The linear geometric form is evocative of the minimal abstract lines of japanese graphics.