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Post by BigIain on Feb 14, 2009 22:38:12 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 15, 2009 0:05:48 GMT
Oh ~~ I just LOVE his work. Until I saw that last link, though, I hadn't realized he painted, too.
There is or was a private home and all of its furniture designed by him. I think it's in Glasgow -- do you know? Is it a residence, or a museum. That period of design, when well done, speaks to some innate sense of correctness & comfort in the human spirit.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2009 0:57:21 GMT
The stained glass is stunning. So many of theArts and Crafts artisans were so prolific and diverse. Stained glass,painting,textile,wood,...Thank you
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Post by BigIain on Feb 15, 2009 9:41:21 GMT
Bixa. The original Willow Tea Rooms in Central Glasgow is a traditional old place which I think is totally designed and furnished with CRM goodies. I have only been there just the once because it always stupidly busy, but you get to sit in the amazing high-back chairs and enjoy the decor. From what I remember there are 2 or 3 storeys (not street level) and each room is a different design. www.willowtearooms.co.uk/sauchiehall.htmThe one in Buchannan St is just as nice, but only around 15 years old from memory. The Scotland St School is only a 20 min walk from there, The Sccool of Art is even closer, though I have not been there in person. |
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Post by BigIain on Feb 15, 2009 9:45:35 GMT
forgot to say that Hill House is the house which was designed and furnished by CRM.. there are some pics in the third link of the OP
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2009 11:15:56 GMT
When artists have a recurring aspect of their work, in this case the stretched verticality, it always makes we wonder if they had visual or mental "problems" which made them see the world differently. Perhaps there has been too much insistence about this in the works of Van Gogh and others.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2009 12:14:45 GMT
Don't you think the same could be said of the Bauhausers,all those curves?
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 15, 2009 15:35:00 GMT
Reading this thread & being directed back to that third link makes Macintosh even more interesting.
I paid particular attention to the verticality of the furniture this time, and it's obvious the tall chairs, etc. were designed to either offset or enhance a particular space, since he also designed a great deal of not-tall furniture. In the interior shots, his movement away from Victorian massiveness and darkness is apparent. What I found really interesting is how the series of photos in link three show clearly how his work proceeded from the neo-gothic influence on to the styles we associate with the twenties and thirties.
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Post by Aussielover on Feb 15, 2009 23:29:23 GMT
My mother adores McIntosh and has decorated one of her houses to reflect the Arts and Crafts movement. It looks fantastic!
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Post by bixaorellana on May 23, 2014 19:37:19 GMT
OH NO!!!  Firefighters tackle the blaze at the Glasgow School of Art Photograph: Craig Watson/SNS GroupFire has destroyed at least part of Glasgow School of Art's famous Charles Rennie Mackintosh building. Stories here: The GuardianBBC News, Scotland |
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Post by mich64 on May 23, 2014 20:45:20 GMT
What a devastating fire. Thankfully no one was injured but the building seems to be a total loss and with that goes the historical belongings. I feel so sad for the students who lost their portfolios that were to be presented for their degrees.
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Post by patricklondon on May 24, 2014 6:27:52 GMT
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