Mackintosh inspires a new train of thought

A huge pavilion inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh has been unveiled in Glasgow’s Central Station this week. Standing 15ft high and more than six-feet wide, the Light Pavilion, situated on the main concourse under the station’s clock, has been created by Glasgow-based designer Scott Jarvie. Commissioned by Glasgow Life, it is the latest activity as…

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School reunion at Mackintosh’s last major Glasgow work

A school reunion with a difference is taking place in Glasgow this weekend. A ‘playground medley’ of school songs performed by the Govan Allsorts Choir will be just one of the draws at this year’s Scotland Street School former pupil reunion which will take place at Scotland Street School Museum between noon–4pm this Saturday (1…

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Review: The Willow Tea Rooms Recipe Book

This is far more than a straightforward recipe book, as The Willow Tea Rooms is the story of a piece of Glasgow’s history. It opens with an introduction by Anne Mulhern, who revived the tearooms in the 1980s, followed by a brief history of the original tearooms founded by Kate Cranston and designed by Charles…

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On a mission to save Mackintosh’s tea rooms

The woman who rescued one the earlier works of artist and architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh is to feature in a new TV documentary. BBC Scotland is to show Mackintosh’s Tea Rooms next week, which tell show in 2014, Glasgow businesswoman Celia Sinclair decided that she wanted to rescue the old Willow Tea Rooms on Glasgow’s…

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A celebration of Charles Rennie Mackintosh

A new documentary will reveal life in and around Scotland Street School, Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s last major commission in Glasgow. Created by Scottish artist and filmmaker Margaret Moore, Scotland Street School Remembers will open on 7 June at Scotland Street School Museum, marking the 150thanniversary of the world-renowned architect’s birth. The School Board of Glasgow…

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A passion for fashion sees new Mackintosh range launched

Scotland’s legendary artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh is being taken to New York as part of Tartan Week. Glasgow design studio Randak is launching its new brand Toshie Mackintosh, a collection of fabrics and wallpapers, inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s designs, during Scotland Week, which runs until April 12. The company has produced a full colour…

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