DSDN 171 Slideshow

1. Charles Rennie Mackintosh c1922. The E.O Hoppe Estate collection. Retrieved from
http://www.crmsociety.com/crmackintosh.aspx

2. Magnificent Mr
•
Mackintosh
th
Born on the 7 of June, 1868
in Glasgow, Scotland.
• Famous architect, water
colourist, designer and artist.
• Married Margaret
MacDonald, a Scottish artist
and, along with
Mackintosh, one of “The
Four”.
• Was diagnosed with throat
and tongue cancer in 1927.
• Died shortly after on the 10th
of December, 1928 in London Unknown. [Photograph of Charles Rennie Mackintosh]. (1900).
Retrieved from
at the age of 60. http://flann4.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/crm.jpg

3. Education and After
• Became an apprentice of John Hutchinson, a local
architect, and enrolled in architecture and design night classes
at the Glasgow School of Art to complement his training.
• It was at the Glasgow School that Mackintosh gained access to
the latest creative journals and consequently began to
increase his knowledge of his contemporaries abroad.
• He was recognized as a remarkable talent by the school's
director, Fra Newbery, who would become a mentor figure to
the young designer.
• Received many student awards including the prestigious
Alexander Thompson travelling scholarship which saw him
embark on an architectural tour of Italy.

4. • Ended his apprenticeship with Hutchinson and became a
draftsman at Honeyman and Keppie, a well-established
architectural firm of which he was to become a partner.
• It was around this time that he began to develop his own style
and ideas related to design and architecture.
• During a lecture in 1893, Mackintosh argued that architects
and designers needed to be granted greater artistic freedom.
It was then that he began developing designs for
furniture, metalwork and the graphic arts alongside his
architecture.
Unknown. [Mackintosh Building at the Glasgow School of Arts]. (2008). Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow. Retrieved from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/glasgowschoolart/2945990995/in/set-72157608073078032/

5. Influences
Mackintosh, CR. (1902). Ladderback Chair. [Design Objects]. Museum of Modern Art, New York. Retrieved
• His designs were influenced by the Art
Nouveau and Arts and Crafts
movements, and were very much
immersed in the realm of modernity.
• Enjoyed incorporating floral patterns
and Celtic art as decorative elements.
• Interested in Japanese simplicity, style,
functionality and use of materials.
• United natural forms with a new design
from ARTstor online database.
vocabulary which differed greatly from
the antique and classical inspirations of
mainstream designers and architects.

6. Achievements and
•
Success style was quickly
In Europe, the originality of Mackintosh's
appreciated and he received much acclaim.
• The most famous works Mackintosh completed during his
career as a designer of various disciplines include the Glasgow
School of Art, The Hill House, Scotland Street School, and a
series of city-centre tea room interiors.
• Was particularly well known for his belief surrounding the
responsibility of the architect not only for exteriors, but for
interiors too. It was in this way that he became famed for
being a leader for the theory of the room as a work of art.
• He is most recognised today as a designer of
chairs, which, like all his work, possess a distinctly
recognisable and unique style.
Unknown. [Original Willow Tea Room Interior]. (1903). Retrieved from http://archiseek.com/2009/1903-willow-tea-rooms-sauchiehall-
street-glasgow/#.UWU1gaLviSo

7. Continuing Influence
• Mackintosh was a visionary designer
Robinson, S. (2009). Charles Rennie Mackintosh-the Glasgow Legacy. Retrieved
April 10, 2013, from http://www.bath.ac.uk/news/2009/10/13/public-lecture-
who had a profound influence on the
Modern movement, a foundation of
contemporary design.
• He is seen as a central figure in the
development of integrated art-
architecture, and was a large
influence on many architects and
designers of the Post Modern
movement in the 1970s and 1980s.
• His furniture and textiles are being
produced during our times with
mackintosh/
notable success.

8. References
• An Introduction to Charles Rennie Mackintosh. (2013). Retieved on April 10, 2013, from
http://www.technologystudent.com/joints/rennie1.html
• Charles Rennie Mackintosh: A Brief Chronology. (2013). Retrieved April 10, 2013, from
http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/Mackintosh/biography.html
• Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2013 from
Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3404704090.html
• CR Mackintosh: How it began. (2013). Retrieved April 10, 2013, from
http://www.charlesrenniemac.co.uk/how-it-began/charles-rennie-mackintosh
• The Charles Rennie Mackintosh society. (2000). “Charles Rennie Mackintosh”. Retrieved from:
http://www.crmsociety.com/crmackintosh.aspx

9. References
• Charles Rennie Mackintosh c1922. The E.O Hoppe Estate collection. Retrieved from
http://www.crmsociety.com/crmackintosh.aspx
• Mackintosh, CR. (1902). Ladderback Chair. [Design Objects]. Museum of Modern Art, New York. Retrieved
from ARTstor online database
• Unknown. [Mackintosh Building at the Glasgow School of Arts]. (2008). Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow.
Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/glasgowschoolart/2945990995/in/set-
72157608073078032/
• Unknown. [Original Willow Tea Room Interior]. (1903). Retrieved from http://archiseek.com/2009/1903-
willow-tea-rooms-sauchiehall-street-glasgow/#.UWU1gaLviSo
• Unknown. [Original Willow Tea Room Interior]. (1903). Retrieved from http://archiseek.com/2009/1903-
willow-tea-rooms-sauchiehall-street-glasgow/#.UWU1gaLviSo
• Unknown. [Photograph of Charles Rennie Mackintosh]. (1900). Retrieved from
http://flann4.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/crm.jpg