Influential Interior Designers – Charles Rennie Mackintosh

For those of you who have become to know me through this blog will have realised that one of my favourite interior designers is Charles Rennie Mackintosh. For those of you who are new to reading my blog I will give you my reasons why Rennie Mackintosh should be at the top of influential interior design.

Born in Scotland in 1868, he attended the Glasgow School of Art and became a pioneer and member of what became known as 'the four'. Principally an architect in the early days due to hardship he began painting and designing textiles.

During his career he was inspired by the concept of the Modernist movement; where innovative ideas and new technologies embraced design which was concerned with the present and the future as opposed to history and to tradition. The heavy ornamentation and inherited styles were disregarded and even though Mackintosh is known as the pioneer of the Modernist movement his designs were a far cry from the bleak utilitarianism of Modernism.

His main concern was to view people as individuals rather than producing and designing for the masses, he took much of his inspiration from his Scottish upbringing and weaves them together with a flourish of Art Nouveau and the simplicity of Japanese forms.

One of my favourites designs are based on a red flower, and if you're also inspired then you can choose Charles Rennie Mackintosh inspired designs from a wholesale fabric store to make your own curtains and soft furnishings.

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