The eye boggles at the bluey purple, black and white stripes edged in ultra-marine braid over the bedhead and continuing over the ceiling as a canopy at the Derngate guest bedroom, the famous Willow Tea Rooms in Glasgow with stencilled mural decorations, the beautiful hall clock at The Hill House made of dark stained pine with a painted metal face and brass hands and weights, and the sturdy angled lattice back chairs echoing the square cut-outs on the hall table. Observe his brilliantly innovative light fittings, the elegant façade and entrance to the Glasgow School of Art with its wrought iron brackets with abstracted shapes portraying seeds, stamens and flower buds as imagery for ripening and fruition for an art education centre, and there are comparisons with what was going on in Europe at the time with designers like Otto Wagner. A stunning use of colour on full page illustrations plus many archive images throughout this magnificent gallery for all who appreciate the Secession era and grand design. 160 large pages, colour.
Published price: £20
Bibliophile price: £10
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