Glasgow Style

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Glasgow Style is a distinctive Scottish variant of Art Nouveau characterized by its geometric forms, stylized floral motifs, and association with artists such as Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow School.

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Glasgow School style 1
Glasgow Style designers 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Art Nouveau variant
Scottish art movement
art movement
alsoKnownAs Glasgow Style
surface form: Glasgow School style
artisticDiscipline decorative arts
fine arts
associatedWith Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Frances Macdonald
Glasgow School of Art
surface form: Glasgow School

Herbert MacNair
Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh
The Four
centerOfActivity Glasgow
characterizedBy elongated forms
geometric forms
linear ornament
rectilinear composition
stylized floral motifs
subdued color palettes
symbolic imagery
countryOfOrigin Scotland
culturalContext turn-of-the-century modernism
designPrinciple integration of fine and applied arts
unity of architecture and decoration
developedIn early 20th century
late 19th century
emergedFrom Glasgow School of Art community
hasRegionalContext Glasgow art scene
Scottish design
hasTheme female figures
nature motifs
symbolism
influencedBy Arts and Crafts movement
Celtic art
Japanese art
movementWithin Art Nouveau
notableExample Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh Building
surface form: Glasgow School of Art building

Hill House
surface form: Hill House interiors

Willow Tea Rooms interiors
period c. 1890–1910
relatedTo Arts and Crafts movement
surface form: English Arts and Crafts

Vienna Secession
usedIn architecture
furniture design
graphic design
interior design
metalwork
textile design

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Glasgow Style alsoKnownAs Glasgow Style
this entity surface form: Glasgow School style
Art Nouveau hasVariant Glasgow Style
Charles Rennie Mackintosh influenced Glasgow Style
this entity surface form: Glasgow Style designers
Secession style relatedStyle Glasgow Style
Modern Style relatedTo Glasgow Style