Hill House 1 Chair by Charles Rennie Mackintosh

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Charles rennie mackintosh hill house 1 chair for cassina an iconic chair, a timeless design furnishing made entirely of solid … Read more Charles rennie mackintosh hill house 1 chair for cassina an iconic chair, a timeless design furnishing made entirely of solid wood that accurately reflects the style of the scottish master mackintosh, known for the complex challenges he set himself, like this ageless piece still considered an authentic treatise on spatial intricacy. Designed for the hill house project in scotland, from which it takes its name, its linear geometric shape suggests the minimalism and abstract graphic techniques of japanese design combining symbolic and figurative values in a single, distinctive piece of furniture with great stage presence. Cassina revisits hill house 1 relying on the talent of the skilled meda artisans who, with absolute mastery, reproduce the chair in ash with the high backrest in its original progression of vertical lines contrasted by a grid pattern of vertical and horizontal pieces at the limit of material resistance. Structure solid ash. Seat solid beech with crisscrossed elastic webbing. Upholstery exclusive velvet in wisteria or petroleum green color. This iconic chair reflects charles rennie mackintosh’s style and his fearless approach to the most challenging manufacturing processes. this piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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