Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Scottish Art Nouveau

Washstand

in far right corner of picture

Glasgow School of Art

-at 28 he entered and won competition for new Glasgow School of Art building -site was narrow and steep -modest budget made Mackintosh design for stages of building -had symmetrical E-shaped plan with asymmetrical exterior -huge studio windows reflected room size -exterior walls were local granite -internal structure was brick piers and steel girders -facade "plastic" in form with undulating stone -decorative ironwork with Celtic Rose -asymmetrical facade inspired by Scottish vernacular -large moveable wood partitions separated studios -ducted heating and ventilation -dark corridors -white living spaces

Charles Rennie Mackintosh

-individualistic and difficult work to categorize -drew inspiration from Scottish/Celtic roots, Scottish vernacular architecture like castles, churches, and cottages -designs characterized by abstract use of rectilinear lines and curves rather than whiplash curve from French Art Nouveau -exception to this was his use of Scottish Rose -end of 19th century Glasgow economy was booming and artistic renaissance occured -center of artistic life was Glasgow School of Art -Mackintosh worked for architect by day and took drawing classes at night -met lifelong friend and colleague Herbert MacNair in school -both Mackintosh and Herbert married MacDonald sisters -known as Glasgow Four

Hill House

-major residential project for publisher W.W. Blackie known as Hill House -facade inspired by vernacular architecture but not revivalist -plan was very functional and led to irregular layout -internal layout led to development of asymmetrical massing and fenestration

Glasgow Tea Rooms

-new social phenomenon of 1880's -meant to be a Temperance alternative to common gin shops -also social gathering spaces -Miss Catherine Cranston saw need for social and commercial possibilities -created several and commissioned Mackintosh to design them

Mackintosh Furniture

-prolific furniture designer, had over four hundred different furniture design -as young designer there's evidence he put trace paper over magazine images and tried to improve them -his furniture designed for specific settings, viewed outside of interior settings they seem strange -design was pre-eminently important often at expense of craftsmanship and comfort -early career furniture inspired by Arts and Crafts Movement -1890's furniture started to become more stylized and individualistic

Smokers Cabinet

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