The Mackintosh Style - Decor and Design

This book reviews his work in context, and considers how his ideas can be interpreted. His handling of colour, use of materials, and graphic approach to form are explored, and photographs show original designs and plans. Inspired by nature, fired by the ideals of the Arts and Crafts movement, rooted in the vernacular traditions of his native region, Mackintosh''s genius was to forge an entirely new style for a new age. Radical but intensely personal, his architecture, interiors and furnishings retain all their essential vigour nearly a century after they were first conceived. In this compelling study Elizabeth Wilhide considers Mackintosh''s sensitive handling of colour, robust use of materials and graphic approach to form. The abundance of photographs of original schemes still in existence provide direct inspiration. His items of furniture are icons of early modern design and suppliers and listed for those currently in production.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Wilhide, Wilhide Elizabeth
• Publisher: Pavilion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.05.2015
• EAN: 9781909815544
• ISBN: 978-1-909815-54-4
• Dimensions: 260 mm x 260 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; ART / History / General, DESIGN / History & Criticism, ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, Arts and Crafts, History of Art, history of design, Individual artists, art monographs, Art & design styles: Arts & Crafts style, Individual designers, Individual designers or design groups, DESIGN / Individual Designers