At the turn of the 20th century, the Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh created a singular, wholly original design style that was both lyrical and sleekly modern. Within his architectural schemes for schools, private homes and restaurants, Mackintosh — frequently working in collaboration with his wife, the artist Margaret Macdonald — invented an aesthetic that blends the organic flow of the Art Nouveau style and the honest simplicity of the English Arts & Crafts movement.
Mackintosh was born into a working-class Glasgow family, the fourth of the 11 children of a police clerk and his wife. At age 15, Mackintosh began to take night classes at the Glasgow School of Art — where he would study until 1894 — and the following year started an apprenticeship with local architect John Hutchison.
At the GSA, Mackintosh befriended Macdonald, her sister, Frances, and fellow architecture student Herbert McNair. Together they formed a graphic design team known as the Four, and were admired for their illustrations featuring sinuous botanical forms and sylph-like women. Around the same time, Mackintosh was hired by the architectural firm Honeyman and Keppie. where he drafted the company’s winning design for a new GSA building. The structure, with its brooding, asymmetrical facade punctuated by soaring studio windows, would be his architectural masterwork. By 1900, Mackintosh was designing houses and began the interiors for a group of Glasgow tea parlors in which he and Macdonald would produce some of the most alluring, lushly graphic decors of the era. Mackintosh’s work became widely influential on the continent, particularly among Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser and other members of the Vienna Secession movement.
His work on private homes and tearooms generated the furniture designs for which Mackintosh is best known today. These include the Hill House chair, with its latticed back; the Argyle Street Tea Room chair, which features an oval head rail with a cutout that resembles a bird in flight; and several others — all instantly recognizable for their stunning tall backs.
Mackintosh’s furniture works well in both traditional and modern interiors, though by virtue of both its familiarity and striking lines it tends to stand out. Because he was much more esteemed in Europe than in Britain, relatively few antique Mackintosh works survive, and those that have are museum pieces. Recently produced examples of his designs are widely available — notably, the Italian firm Cassina has been making fine Mackintosh pieces since the early 1970s. As you will see on 1stDibs, the furniture of Charles Rennie Mackintosh is ever intriguing and engaging. His work is a historical touchstone that would be welcome in the home of any modern design aficionado.
Argyle Chair by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Marsh Jones Cribb & Co.
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in London, GB
The celebrated “Argyle” chair was originally designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1898 for Miss Catherine Cranston’s Argyle Street Tearooms in Glasgow. With its attenuated silhou...
Oak
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Hill House 1 Chair For Cassina
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Hill House 1 Chair For Cassina An iconic chair, a timeless design furnishing made entirely of solid wood that accurate...
Ash
Charles Rennie Mackintosh 292 Hill House Chair by Cassina
By Cassina, Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1902. Relaunched in 1973. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. This iconic chair reflects Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s style and his fearless approach to the most challenging manufacturing processes. Originally a furnishing accessory for one of Mackintosh’s major design projects, Hill House in Helensburgh, near Glasgow, Scotland, from which its name derives. The linear, geometric form is evocative of the minimal, abstract lines of Japanese graphics, which confer symbolic and figurative symbolic value to the piece’s striking visual impact. This piece is seen by many critics as not only a chair but also a veritable treatise on the way space can be articulated. The tall back is defined by a succession of vertical lines that are topped with a grid of verticals and horizontals. Thanks to the mastery of the furnitire makers of Meda, in the Brianza area north of Milan, Cassina has re-issued the Hill House chair...
Velvet, Wood
CharlesRennie Mackintosh Willow 1 Throne-Like Armchair For Cassina
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
CharlesRennie Mackintosh Willow 1 Throne-Like Armchair For Cassina A masterful modern armchair. An expert re-edition by Cassina starting with the mo...
Ash
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Pair of Hill House Chairs by Cassina
By Cassina, Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Highland, IN
Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1904 for the Hill House in Helensburgh, near Glasgow, Scotland, the "Hill House 1 chair" is an icon of modern design which relates directly t...
Upholstery, Ash
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Argyle High Back Chair, Solid Ash, 1970
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Oirlo, LI
Rachel sits oh so beautifully in a Charles Rennie Mackintosh Argyle side chair in Blade Runner (1982), a perfect example of the chair’s timeless elegance and futuristic appeal. Orig...
Fabric, Wood
Charles Rennie Mackintosh 292 Hill House Chair for Cassina, Italy, new
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Chair designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1902. Relaunched in 1973. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Prices vary dependent on color and material of the piece. Originally a fur...
Wood, Velvet
$2,693Sale Price / item|20% Off
Hill House Chairs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina, Italy
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Sacile, PN
Hill House ladderback designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Cassina, dated circa 1980. This iconic chair reflects Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s style and his fearless approach to ...
Fabric, Wood, Velvet
Mid Century Hill House 1 Chair, Designed by Charles Rennie Machintosh, Italy 80s
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Lucija, SI
Gorgeous Hill House 1 Chair was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in the year 1902. This is reproduction from '80s, made in Cormons Italy. ------- It is one of the most famous ch...
Fabric, Wood, Ash
Hill House Chair by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, 1970s
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Stockholm, SE
Hill House chair by Charles Rennie Mackintoch, designed in 1902 and reissued in the 1970s.
Wood
Charles Rennie Mackintosh 312 Willow Throne Original Armchair, Cassina (Signed)
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Argelato, BO
Trone-armchair designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1904. Relaunched in 1973. Authenticated and stamped model. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. This throne-like armchair is a ...
Fabric, Wood
Set of 2 Argyle Chairs by Charles R Mackintosh for Atelier International
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Argelato, BO
Pair of Argyle chairs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Atelier International, Designed 1897 and exhibited at the Eighth Secession Exhibi...
Ash
‘Willow’ Armchair Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh by Cassina
By Cassina, Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Athens, Attiki
The ‘Willow’ armchair designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for the ‘Willow Tea Room’, Glasgow 1904. This masterful modern armchair is an expert re-edition by Cassina. In its origi...
Wood
Set of 2 Argyle Chairs by Charles R Mackintosh for Atelier International
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Argelato, BO
Pair of Argyle chairs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Atelier International, Designed 1897 and exhibited at the Eighth Secession Exhibi...
Ash
Pair of high back chairs 'Ingram' by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Cassina1980s
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Pair of high back chairs 'Ingram' by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Cassina1980s Modern style - Vintage - Side Chair Measures : 47x42cm H:106cm SH:41,5cm - weight : 6kg/1 Materials : ...
Leather, Wood
Brown Oak Cassina Macintosh Drop Leaf Dining Table 6 Rush Seat Chairs Set Mint
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Brown oak Cassina Macintosh drop leaf dining table 6 rush seat chairs set mint Set of six chairs measuring 18Dx19Hx30W Seat Height:18.
Wood, Walnut, Rush
Charles Rennie Mackintosh 292 Hill House Chair by Cassina
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1902. Relaunched in 1973. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. This iconic chair reflects Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s style and his fearless approach to the most challenging manufacturing processes. Originally a furnishing accessory for one of Mackintosh’s major design projects, Hill House in Helensburgh, near Glasgow, Scotland, from which its name derives. The linear, geometric form is evocative of the minimal, abstract lines of Japanese graphics, which confer symbolic and figurative symbolic value to the piece’s striking visual impact. This piece is seen by many critics as not only a chair but also a veritable treatise on the way space can be articulated. The tall back is defined by a succession of vertical lines that are topped with a grid of verticals and horizontals. Thanks to the mastery of the furnitire makers of Meda, in the Brianza area north of Milan, Cassina has re-issued the Hill House chair...
Velvet, Wood
CharlesRennie Mackintosh Willow 1 Throne-Like Armchair For Cassina
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
CharlesRennie Mackintosh Willow 1 Throne-Like Armchair For Cassina A masterful modern armchair. An expert re-edition by Cassina starting with the mo...
Ash
$1,250 / item
Argyle Highback Chair by Charles Rennie Mackintosh
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Toronto, CA
The 'Argyle' chair by Charles Rennie Mackintosh - designed in 1897 and exhibited at the Eighth Secession Exhibition in Vienna, Austria in 1900 - is one of the most iconic chairs of t...
Ash, Ebony
High Ingram chair by Charles R. Mackintosh for Alivar in Fornasetti Fabric
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Alivar
Located in Conversano, IT
Iconic High Ingram chair designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and produced by Alivar, dating to the 1980s, a faithful and rigorous reinterpretation of one of the most emblematic sea...
Fabric, Beech
Charles Rennie Mackintosh “309 Ingram” Dining Chairs for Cassina, Set of 8
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lovely set of 8 black stained Charles Rennie Mackintosh “Ingram” dining chairs for Cassina. Each chair is signed underneath. Seat fabric is grey leather. Please note this model is ...
Lacquer
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Black Ashwood Willow Italian Armchair
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Madrid, ES
Armchair model "Willow" designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for the "Willow Tea Room" in 1903 in Glasgow. Made of black lacquered ashwood structure and upholstered in leather. In its original configuration, the high, semicircular backrest of this solid wood throne served as a divider between the entrance and the tea room behind it. Complex series of lines and shapes reflect the style of Mackintosh. Charles Rennie Mackintosh (7 June 1868 – 10 December 1928) was a Scottish architect, designer, water colourist and artist. His artistic approach had much in common with European Symbolism. His work, alongside that of his wife Margaret Macdonald...
Leather, Ash
Mid-Century Modern Mackintosh "292 Hill House 1" Italian Pair of Ashwood Chairs
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Pair of chairs model "292 Hill House 1" designed by Mackintosh. Made of black lacquered ashwood structure and upholstered in linen with black and whit...
Linen, Ash
Charles Rennie Mackintosh 312 Willow Trone-Armchair by Cassina
By Cassina, Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Trone-armchair designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1904. Relaunched in 1973. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. This throne-like armchair is a new iteration of the model that...
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Mackintosh "292 Hill House 1" Black Italian Ashwood Chair
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Pair of chairs model "292 Hill House 1" designed by Mackintosh. Made of black lacquered ashwood structure and upholstered in Pierre Frey fabric, Italy, 1960s. Charles Rennie Mackint...
Cotton, Ash
Vintage Willow Chair by Charles R. Mackintosh for Cassina, 1980s
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Renens, CH
Vintage Willow chair by Charles R. Mackintosh for Cassina, 1980s The Willow chair was originally designed in 1904 by architect Charles R. Macintosh ...
Wood
Vintage Bronze Charles Rennie Mackintosh "Hill Chair"
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tall back chair designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Scotland's world renowned Helensburgh "Hill House". First introduced in 1902, this vintage reproduction features a unique br...
Metal
Set of Four Mackintosh “309 Ingram” Mid Century Modern Dining Chairs by Cassina
By Cassina, Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Dronten, NL
Exquisite set of 4 Charles Rennie Mackintosh “309 Ingram” dining chairs for Cassina in stained cherry and black leather. The 309 Ingram dining chairs, designed by Charles Rennie Ma...
Leather, Cherry
$9,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 8 Argyle Chairs by Charles R Mackintosh for Atelier International
By Atelier International, Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Pasadena, TX
Set of 8 Argyle chairs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Atelier International Designed 1897 This chair was exhibited at the Eighth Secession Exhibition ...
Ash
Hill House Chair by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, 1970s
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Stockholm, SE
Hill House chair by Charles Rennie Mackintoch, designed in 1902 and reissued in the 1970s.
Wood
Charles Rennie Mackintosh “Ingram” Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1981, Set of 6
By Cassina, Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Charles Rennie Mackintosh “Ingram” dining chairs for Cassina, ash and fabric, United Kingdom, 1981, set of six. The "Ingram" chair reflects Mackinto...
Fabric, Ash
Mid-Century Modern Mackintosh "292 Hill House 1" Italian Pair of Ashwood Chairs
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of chairs model "292 Hill House 1" designed by Mackintosh. Made of black lacquered ashwood structure and seat in fur with animal print, Italy, 1960s. Charles Rennie Mackintosh ...
Ash
Classic Modernist Hill House Chair by Charles R. Mackintosh for Cassina, 1980s
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Renens, CH
The Willow chair was originally designed in 1904 by architect Charles R. Macintosh for the Villa Hill House in Helensburgh, Scotland: Production rights were acquired by Cassina durin...
Leather, Wood
Pair of Iconic Hill House Chairs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Italy 1980s
By Cassina, Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a pair of iconic Hill House chairs. Originally designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1902 for his construction of the Hill House, these chairs combin...
Fabric, Wood
Original Ashwood Sheepskin Willow Chair by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Cassina
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in DE MEERN, NL
Introducing the epitome of elegance and craftsmanship: the Black Stained Ashwood Cassina Chair by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. This exquisite piece, featuring a reupholstered seat cush...
Sheepskin, Wood
$3,850 / item
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Cassina Club Chair
By Cassina, Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Bronx, NY
Beautiful solid dark wood, rich forest green leather, great condition!!!!! See photos. Cassina made in Italy. Dimensions: Height 27.5" width 26.5 depth 26" the chair is in black lacq...
Upholstery
Pair of black Mackintosh Willow chairs by Atelier International, Italy 1980s
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Atelier International
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Italy / 1980 / Pair of Mackintosh Willow chairs / Atelier International / wood / Mid-century / Vintage / Arts and Craft Two black 1980s Willow chairs designed by Mackintosh. The Willow chair was originally designed in 1904 by architect Charles R. Macintosh for the Willow Tea rooms in Glasgow as part of an re-design project. The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Willow Chair...
Ash
Charles Rennie Mackintosh 312 Willow Throne Original Armchair, Cassina (Signed)
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Argelato, BO
Trone-armchair designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1904. Relaunched in 1973. Authenticated and stamped model. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. This throne-like armchair is a ...
Fabric, Wood
Charles Rennie Mackintosh 312 Willow Trone-Armchair for Cassina, Italy, new
By Cassina, Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the chosen material/color. Trone-armchair designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1904 in black stained ash wood. Relaunched in 1973. Manufactured by Cassi...
Wood, Ash
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Black Ashwood Willow Italian Pair of Armchairs
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of armchairs model "Willow" designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for the "Willow Tea Room" in 1903 in Glasgow. Made of black lacquered ashwood structure and upholstered in leather. In its original configuration, the high, semicircular backrest of this solid wood throne served as a divider between the entrance and the tea room behind it. Complex series of lines and shapes reflect the style of Mackintosh. Charles Rennie Mackintosh (7 June 1868 – 10 December 1928) was a Scottish architect, designer, water colourist and artist. His artistic approach had much in common with European Symbolism. His work, alongside that of his wife Margaret Macdonald...
Leather, Ash, Lacquer
Italian black wood chairs Hill House by Charles Rennie Mackintosh Cassina, 1980s
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian black wood chairs Hill House by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Cassina, 1980s Set of eight chairs model Hill House in black painted wood and pink fabric. The high back featur...
Wood, Fabric
Mid-Century Modern Mackintosh "292 Hill House 1" Italian Pair of Ashwood Chairs
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Pair of chairs model "292 Hill House 1" designed by Mackintosh. Made of black lacquered ashwood structure and upholstered in Pierre Frey fabric, Italy, 19...
Linen, Ash
Mid-Century Modern Mackintosh "292 Hill House 1" Italian Pair of Ashwood Chairs
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Pair of chairs model "292 Hill House 1" designed by Mackintosh. Made of black lacquered ashwood structure and upholstered fabric, Italy, 1960s. Charles Rennie Mackintosh (7 June 186...
Cotton, Ash