Only one week ago we were celebrating Charles Rennie Mackintosh at 150. Today, after a terrible fire that broke out late last night, CRM’s central Glasgow architectural masterpiece, the Mackintosh Building at the Glasgow School of Art, is a burnt out, smoldering shell. It was little over 4 years ago that the Mack – as all students of the GSA […]
In 2016 Charles Rennie Mackintosh was voted #2 Great Scot* in a poll conducted by the National Trust for Scotland. But how how much do we really know about this clearly much loved and iconic Scottish designer? (br) On the eve of his 150th birthday on June 7th, I set out to find out more about […]
Glasgow Art School is a place that holds fantastic memories for me. I went to GSA as a mature student (at the grand old age of 27) and, after graduating with a degree in screen-printed textile design in 2008, decided to set up Gillian Kyle in 2009. Gillian Kyle, EST. 2009. Visit here. From […]
