Mackintosh Blog
A modest archive documenting our obsession
Scotland Street School – latest news
Details of the latest news about Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Scotland Street School building. Entries here are in reverse order with the latest information immediately below. Sources are public. We are a design studio and you can buy authentic works inspired by Mackintosh here. What is happening now? Latest update August 2026 21st August 2026 [...] MoreMackintosh in Chelsea – textiles
A recent video reel which featured on our social media – inspired by The Chelsea Flower Show and Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s former residency in that part of London. One of three in the series – see our Mackblog for the others.
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A recent video reel which featured on our social media – inspired by The Chelsea Flower Show and Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s former residency in that part of London. One of three in the series – see our Mackblog for the others.
MoreThe Mackintosh Flower Show
A recent video reel which featured on our social media – inspired by The Chelsea Flower Show and Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s former residency in that part of London. One of three in the series – see our Mackblog for the others.
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Mackintosh’s Glasgow School of Art – latest news
This is a log of reported events connected with the fire-damaged Mackintosh Building of The Glasgow School of Art. Entries here are in reverse order with the latest information immediately below. Sources are public. We have no inside information or connection with The GSA. We are a design studio and you can buy authentic [...] More
A visit to 5 The Drive
Designed in London, made on The Isle of Man, delivered to Northampton Northampton model engineer W.J Bassett-Lowke ( 1877-1953 ) was an energetic driven man with wide ranging interests in modern design and manufacturing. His search for specialist providers to match his esoteric home furnishing tastes lead him in 1916 both to Charles Rennie Mackintosh …
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Mackintosh in Andorra
Here’s a really interesting transposition of Mackintosh’s design made for a 1903 Glasgow tearoom to an Andorran basilica by a Catalan architect in the 1970s. The Meritxell Shrine is a basilica located in Andorra; it is the country’s most important religious site. It was rebuilt from 1974 to a design by Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill …
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Young Mackintosh?
Image credit: Dr TMR Houlton [3]. A February 2024 report in Scotland’s The Herald newspaper has detailed forensic analysis of a 144 year old photograph that may feature Charles Rennie Mackintosh when twelve years old [1]. For three years from 1880 Mackintosh is known to have attended Allen Glen’s School. A very early photo with …
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A visit to No 5 Blythswood Square
5 Blythswood Square, Glasgow. Five minutes from The Willow Tearooms and just around the corner from the Mackintoshes first marital home 5 Blythswood Square, Glasgow a fine Georgian house - was occupied for 88 years until 1971 by The Glasgow Society of Lady Artists Club. In 1907 the Decoration Committee of the Club engaged Charles [...] More
I saw three ships
As with Pierre de Courbertin’s 1908 Olympic adage – “The most important thing is…not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well” – artists and designers often derive most pleasure from the act of making and not the finished product. I often find equal if not greater pleasure in …
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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip at 78 Derngate
A behind the scenes look by David Walsh at a visit to 78 Derngate by Celebrity Antiques Road Trip. 2017 was quite the year at 78 Derngate. Early on I was involved in putting together the Centenary Exhibition, “Charles Rennie Mackintosh & The Great War“. Featuring many original works by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the exhibition …
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