Thank you for this wonderful essay. I did the "Mackintosh Trail" two years ago and absolutely loved every minute of it. The building I enjoyed the most was the "House for an Art Lover." Even though it was built 80 years after Mackintosh designed it, it best showcases the Machintosh couple's artistic vision and amazing collaboration. The house is so airy and modern, and the Glasgow art style touches every object inside. I wonder why no high-end developer has licensed their designs and built similar houses. Living in a building like it would be a dream for many people.
The Glasgow Girls! So cool to see this. I was in love with the arts and crafts movement and art nouveau when studying down the way at Edinburgh College of Art. We visited the Glasgow school often because they were more wild, and we liked that :-D
The library in the Mackintosh building was gutted by a fire while everyone was preparing for degree shows, maybe that was around 2014? Then I heard the whole building caught fire again as they were finishing restoration. It's a beautiful building, much beloved by students and the community, now again in the final phases of a restoration (crossing fingers for Glasgow).
Love to hear that the school still retained that character! It is a beautiful building; I'm glad that it was able to be salvaged and restored. Thank you for reading!
I appreciate your essay on many levels. Thank you so much for your research and time writing this! I love to learn new things and this essay makes me want to check out the history. Besides the fact that I have Scottish ancestry, I appreciate all this culture has gifted all of us with.
This was so interesting. I must admit, Art Deco is something I've never explored all that much, and I know next to nothing about the Glasgow style - so this was such a great introduction.
Also, with all due respect to the Ingram Street Tearooms, that work from Margaret Macdonald deserves a far better hanging location. Her line work is stunning.
Thank you, I'm so glad you liked it! And I have good news for you - The May Queen is no longer at the Ingram Street Tearooms, which are no longer in operation. You can actually find it at the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow! I got to see it at a special traveling exhibition in 2021; it's breathtaking in person.
Fantastic essay on a very interesting topic. I discovered the Art Deco 'history of navigation' ocean liner mural this morning. Fascinating time period in art.
Thank you for this wonderful essay. I did the "Mackintosh Trail" two years ago and absolutely loved every minute of it. The building I enjoyed the most was the "House for an Art Lover." Even though it was built 80 years after Mackintosh designed it, it best showcases the Machintosh couple's artistic vision and amazing collaboration. The house is so airy and modern, and the Glasgow art style touches every object inside. I wonder why no high-end developer has licensed their designs and built similar houses. Living in a building like it would be a dream for many people.
What a magical experience! I wish houses were built with this much flair today. I think about that all the time.
The Glasgow Girls! So cool to see this. I was in love with the arts and crafts movement and art nouveau when studying down the way at Edinburgh College of Art. We visited the Glasgow school often because they were more wild, and we liked that :-D
The library in the Mackintosh building was gutted by a fire while everyone was preparing for degree shows, maybe that was around 2014? Then I heard the whole building caught fire again as they were finishing restoration. It's a beautiful building, much beloved by students and the community, now again in the final phases of a restoration (crossing fingers for Glasgow).
Love to hear that the school still retained that character! It is a beautiful building; I'm glad that it was able to be salvaged and restored. Thank you for reading!
I appreciate your essay on many levels. Thank you so much for your research and time writing this! I love to learn new things and this essay makes me want to check out the history. Besides the fact that I have Scottish ancestry, I appreciate all this culture has gifted all of us with.
Thank you again!
This really warmed my heart, thank you so much!
This was so interesting. I must admit, Art Deco is something I've never explored all that much, and I know next to nothing about the Glasgow style - so this was such a great introduction.
Also, with all due respect to the Ingram Street Tearooms, that work from Margaret Macdonald deserves a far better hanging location. Her line work is stunning.
Thank you, I'm so glad you liked it! And I have good news for you - The May Queen is no longer at the Ingram Street Tearooms, which are no longer in operation. You can actually find it at the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow! I got to see it at a special traveling exhibition in 2021; it's breathtaking in person.
Wonderful essay! I particularly enjoyed leaning about the Glasgow Style influence on Gustav Klimt.
Thank you for reading!
Fantastic essay on a very interesting topic. I discovered the Art Deco 'history of navigation' ocean liner mural this morning. Fascinating time period in art.
Thank you so much for reading and for turning my attention that mural! Definitely a fascinating period to study
Please do, I'd read your post on it!