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Charles Rennie MackintoshA phenomenal designer, artist and architect whose work is well known across the globe. Mackintosh was born and raised in the Townhead area of Glasgow and his work can be seen and fully appreciated at many sites around the city.Mackintosh was the son of a policeman; his career began when he completed his apprenticeship with a local architect. The beginnings of what would be a magnificent career began when Mackintosh entered, and won, a competition to redesign the Glasgow School of Art. Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a former pupil of the school, which made it even more significant to him to design a fantastic building, which of course he did. The Glasgow School of Art is still an art school to this day and is worth taking a look at while in the city to fully understand the genius that was Mackintosh. Through his evening classes at the school of art Mackintosh was able to discover the design techniques at home and abroad even getting a place on a trip to Italy which it seems was extremely inspirational. Mackintosh continued in his work, continually striving for perfection and creating cutting edge designs all over Glasgow. Although when he first started out Mackintosh was kept within certain boundaries in regard to design and detail but as time went on he began to gain the artistic freedom he so longed for. Charles Rennie Mackintosh had the chance to design the complete interior and exterior of a tearoom for friend and business associated, Kate Cranston, he went on to design each of her tearooms which were, and still are extremely popular.
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