Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ)
Online ISSN : 1881-8161
Print ISSN : 1340-4210
ISSN-L : 1340-4210
A STUDY OF THE FEATURE OF C. R. MACKINTOSH'S FURNITURE DESIGN
A study of interior design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Part 2)
Toshiro TAKAHASHIKatsuhiro KAWATA
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2011 Volume 76 Issue 660 Pages 475-484

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Abstract
The furniture except for chair designed by Mackintosh was investigated in form, color etc. According to the data, transitional features of his design can be roughly classified as follows.
(1) From around 1894 around 1900. The period of attaching beaten metal panel or abacus on furniture, based on the traditional form.
(2) From around 1898 around 1903. The period of metalwork and coloured glass usage on furniture, whose motifs are wood carving, painting, and the flower.
(3) From around 1903 around 1905. The period of geometric constitution where the lattice, vertical lines and squares are motifs.
(4) After 1906. The period of the Art Deco tendency which geometric constitution and colorful decoration are unified.
The Mackintosh furniture design as description above it is considered from the findings from that it changes.
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