Today’s
fireplaces in the Mackintosh style tend to reflect his graphic
style rather than his design flair. Art Nouveau roses interpreted
by Mackintosh are common features and evoke turn of the century
style. His designs for mantelpieces and complete fireplaces
are too personal for ‘off the shelf’ production
and will remain unique in the houses where they were installed.
Whilst the name of Charles Rennie Macintosh first comes to mind
when early 1900s architecture is mentioned, it is probably Edwin
Lutyens who has left the greatest impression on country houses
and official buildings in the UK and beyond. Macintosh, from
his base in Glasgow rose like a shooting star around the turn
of the 20th century only to disappear as quickly after only
10 to 15 years of architectural design. Lutyens, often together
with garden designer Gertrude Jykell, produced houses in a wonderful
late Victorian / Edwardian vernacular style that still impresses
today.
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