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.
Frank Lloyd Wright '608 Taliesin' Table + Four Mackintosh “309 Ingram” Chairs
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Dronten, NL
Imagine a dining space where the geometric rigor of American organic architecture meets the lyrical minimalism of the Scottish avant-garde. This is that rare intersection—a curated e...
Cherry
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Tavolo Model 322
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
The Tavolo Model 322 (also known as the 322 DS-1) is an iconic folding oval dining table originally designed by Scottish architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1918. It ...
Ash
$3,600Sale Price|60% Off
Cassina Round Dining Table by Charles Mackintosh
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1904, the 304 dining table is a rare collector's piece produced by Cassina Italy in the 80s. It is currently out of production. This table w...
Ash
Charles Rennie Mackintosh 320 Berlino Extendable Table by Cassina
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Extendable table designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1905. Relaunched in 1996. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. An extendable table, exemplifying the perfect balance between C...
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 Extendable 320 Berlino Table for Cassina
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the size/model and material of the product. An extendable table (max. width: 265 cm) in cherry, exemplifying the perfect balance between Classic and contem...
Wood, Cherry
$10,500 / set
H 29.53 in W 19.69 in D 17.72 in
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Brown Lacquered, 1960, Set of 6
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, dark brown lacquered wood and ivory velvet seat, Italy, 1960, set of six. The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s mo...
Velvet, Wood
$13,500
H 27.76 in W 98.43 in D 38.59 in
Frank Lloyd Wright “608 Taliesin” Dining Table for Cassina, 1925
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Frank Lloyd Wright “608 Taliesin” dining table for Cassina, cherry wood, Italy, 1925. Originally designed in 1925 for the Taliesin residence in ...
Cherry
$7,000 / set
H 29.53 in W 19.69 in D 17.72 in
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Brown Lacquered, 1960, Set of 4
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, dark brown lacquered wood and ivory velvet seat, Italy, 1960, set of four. The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s m...
Wood, Velvet
$1,401 / set
H 31.89 in W 19.69 in D 19.3 in
Set of 2 Vico Magistretti / Charlotte Perriand Style Rush Dining Room Chairs
By Vico Magistretti, Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Beautiful design dining room chairs dating from the ‘70s. These chairs are often attributed to Vico Magistretti, produced by Cassina, made in Italy. Made of solid black coated woo...
Wood, Rush
$9,000 / set
H 37 in W 19.5 in D 21 in
Set of Four Italian Midcentury Cerused Oak Chairs with Rushed Seats
Located in New York, NY
Set of four Italian midcentury Cerused oak chairs with rushed seats.
Oak
$5,161 / item
H 55.52 in W 16.15 in D 13.78 in
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
$17,200 / set
H 32.68 in W 16.93 in D 18.9 in
Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1952, Set of 8
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" dining chairs for Cassina, black ash-wood and rope seat, Italy, 1952, set of eight. The model 646 "Leggera" is an icon of chair...
Rope, Ash
Rainer Daumiller Extendable Dining Table in Pine
By Rainer Daumiller
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Rainer Daumiller, extendable dining table, pine, Denmark, 1970s. Robust dining table in solid pine, designed by Rainer Daumiller. A functional design that features a rounded tableto...
Pine
$9,000 / set
H 32.68 in W 15.75 in D 17.33 in
Gio Ponti 699 “Superleggera” Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1957, Set of 4
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti 699 “Superleggera” Dining Chairs for Cassina, Ash, Rope, Italy, 1957, Set of four. In 1957 the Italian furniture manufacturer Amedeo Cassina added a new dining chair to it...
Rope, Ash, Wood
$8,600 / set
H 32.68 in W 16.93 in D 18.9 in
Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1952, Set of 4
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" dining chairs for Cassina, black ash-wood and rope seat, Italy, 1952, set of four. The Gio Ponti 646 "Leggera" dining chairs, d...
Rope, Ash
$1,890
H 20.5 in W 24 in D 25.5 in
Classic Walnut Organic Modernist Table, manner of Frank Lloyd Wright
By Frank Lloyd Wright, George Nakashima
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Walnut Modernist Table , manner of George Nakashima / Frank Lloyd Wright, Great design..
Walnut
$6,000Sale Price|29% Off
H 28.5 in W 52 in D 20 in
Frank Lloyd Wright for Heritage Henredon Taliesin Mahogany Desk 1955/56
By Frank Lloyd Wright, Heritage-Henredon
Located in Camden, ME
A classic nine drawer mahogany desk designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his Taliesin line for Heritage Henredon furniture. Beautifully detailed with a continuous incised carved greek ...
Mahogany
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H 29.53 in W 49.22 in D 22.84 in
Folding Dining Table "322 Ds1" Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Cassina, 70s
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Naples, IT
Table designed Charles Rennie Mackintosh and produced by Cassina in 1975 . Oval in shape, it features an elegant black ash finish, complemented by two hinged, folding sides and a co...
Wood
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Black Ebonized Wood Dining Table
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Charles Rennie Mackintosh black ebonized wood dining table. A gorgeous dining table with a distinct design. This piece designed by Mackint...
Wood
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H 29.53 in W 69.69 in D 49.22 in
Dining table and 4 chairs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Cassina, 1970s
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Palermo, PA
Dining table and 4 chairs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Cassina, 1970s. Dimensions: open table H= 75 cm; W= 177 cm; D= 125. closed table H= 75 cm; W= 125 cm; D= 58 cm. chair H= 7...
String, Wood
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H 29.53 in W 49.22 in D 70.08 in
Dining table with double folding top by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Cassina
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Roma, RM
Dining table with double folding top by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Cassina Made of ebonized ash wood. The 322 D.S.1 table was ...
Wood
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H 29.53 in W 22.84 in D 49.22 in
1970s Charles Rennie Mackintosh Oval Dining Table 322 Ds1 for Cassina, Italy
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with minor signs of use - Sturdy and stable - Labled by Cassina - Repolished - Unfolded: 177cm.
Wood
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H 29.14 in W 57.09 in D 35.44 in
Charles Rennie Mackintosh 320 Berlino Extendable Table by Cassina
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Extendable table designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1905. Relaunched in 1996. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. An extendable table, exemplifying the perfect balance between C...
Wood
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H 29.75 in W 29.5 in D 29.5 in
Set of Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Cassina DS-2 Table and Candida DS3 Chairs
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Pasadena, TX
Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Cassina DS2 dining table and DS3 cottage chairs. The DS2 table was made in Italy and available for a short time in the e...
Ash
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H 29.93 in W 70.08 in D 49.22 in
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Ebonized Ash Folding Oval Table DS1, 1970s
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Alivar
Located in Roma, IT
Charles Rennie Mackintosh ebonized ash folding oval table DS.1 Alivar, 1970s Prestigious, oval table in black colored ash with two hinged, folding sides, model: 322 D.S.1, a design by the Scottish designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh dating from 1918, produced by Cassina in 1975. Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect, watercolorist, and designer, who played an important role in the turn-of-the-century Post-Impressionist, Arts & Crafts, and Art Nouveau movements. Born in 1868 in the Industrial town of Glasgow, Mackintosh became interested in design and architecture at a young age. At fifteen, he enrolled in the Glasgow School of Art, where he befriended Herbert McNair...
Wood, Ash
Ebonized Ash 304 Dining Table by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Cassina
By Cassina, Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1904, the 304 dining table is a rare collector's piece made by Italian furniture powerhouse Cassina but now out of production. Charles Rennie...
Ash
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H 30 in W 70 in L 30 in
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Ebonized Ash Folding Oval Table DS.1 Cassina, 1970s
By Cassina, Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charles Rennie Mackintosh ebonized ash folding oval table DS.1 Cassina, 1970s Prestigious, oval table in black colored ash with two hinged, folding sides, model: 322 D.S.1, a design by the Scottish designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh dating from 1918, produced by Cassina in 1975. Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect, watercolorist, and designer, who played an important role in the turn-of-the-century Post-Impressionist, Arts & Crafts, and Art Nouveau movements. Born in 1868 in the Industrial town of Glasgow, Mackintosh became interested in design and architecture at a young age. At fifteen, he enrolled in the Glasgow School of Art, where he befriended Herbert McNair...
Ash
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H 29.53 in W 69.69 in D 49.22 in
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Black Stained Ash Folding Table DS.1 by Cassina, 1975
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Puglia, Puglia
The table 322 D.S.1. It is a beautiful example of a table with a two-sided folding top, designed by the Scottish designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1918 and produced by Cassina in...
Ash
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H 30 in W 40 in D 40 in
Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Cassina DS-2 Table 1918 Ebonized Art Nouveau Black
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This restrained example of Arts & Crafts furniture was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1918. It features a square top and window-pane style base in ebonized wood. This example is a high quality Cassina reissue made in Italy and available for a short time in the early 1980s. It is no longer in production. By the end of the 19th century Glasgow School of Art was one of the leading art academies in Europe and its reputation in architecture and the decorative arts had reached an all time high. At the very heart of this success was a talented young artist, architect and designer, Charles Rennie Mackintosh. For over 20 years Mackintosh worked almost exclusively in Glasgow where all his best-known work was created and where much of it still remains, yet he left Glasgow in search of greater success and died in London in relative obscurity. It is perhaps ironic that he was given little recognition by his native city at the time, for by the end of the 20th century he was being recognised as the father of 'Glasgow Style' and one of the driving forces behind a new approach to modern architecture. Born in Glasgow on 7 June 1868 Mackintosh trained as an architect in a local practice and studied art and design at evening classes at the Glasgow School of Art. At art school Mackintosh and his friend and colleague Herbert MacNair met the artist sisters Margaret and Frances Macdonald. These four artists collaborated on designs for furniture, metalwork and illustration, developing a highly distinctive array of weird images including abstracted female figures and metamorphic lines reminiscent of Aubrey Beardsley. Their style earned them the nickname of the 'Spook School...