Day-time in Glasgow
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
What Gaudi is to Barcelona – Charles Rennie Mackintosh is to Glasgow. Born in 1868, this eminent architect, designer and artist is celebrated around the world today as one of the most significant talents to emerge in the period which spans from mid 1890s to the late 1920s. Most of his surviving work can be found in or around Glasgow and it is as attractive today as it was breathtaking to those at the time.
Mackintosh took his inspiration from Scottish traditions and blended them with the flourish of Art Nouveau and the simplicity of Japanese forms.
He was part of an artistic group called “The Four” and he and these designers collectively created what is now known as “The Glasgow Style”.