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Description: | An Art Lover's House. In 1901 the Zeitschrift fur Innen-Dekoration of Darmstadt organised an international competition for the design of an Art Lover's House. The 1st prize was shared among 16 entrants, Baillie Scott received 2nd prize and 3rd prizes were also awarded. Mackintosh's entry was disqualified as his interior drawings were not finished in time for the competition deadline, but when they arrived he was awarded a special purchase prize of 600 marks by the publishers. The original drawings cannot now be traced, but in 1902 Alexander Koch published them as a portfolio in 'Meister Der Innenkunst' with an introduction by Herman Muthesius. A portfolio was presented by Margaret to the GSA and a 2nd set of prints, framed, is in the GSA collection.\r\n\r\nThe only design for the bedroom, this elevation shows the furniture arranged along on wall, a pair of fixed wardrobes, a fireplace and a washstand in a recess. The uncompromising plainness of the furniture is relieved by stencilled panels. The deadline of 25 March 1901 for the competition suggests that this design is earlier than that for the main bedroom at Windyhill, where the same features were used, with minor differences in the stencilling. |
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Mackintosh Research Centre |
Rights holder: | Glasgow School of Art | Subjects: | Architectural drawings | Temporal: | 1901 | Source: | Glasgow School of Art | Creator: | Mackintosh, Charles Rennie | Identifier: | MC-G 33/A | Go to resource |
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