Glasgow and the Scottish Legacy
  In Scotland, the Arts & Crafts Movement has become synonymous with Charles Rennie Mackintosh, a young architect, who was influenced by the ideas of Morris and Ruskin, combining architecture, design, and practical application in his work.

As the Glasgow group of `The Four`, Mackintosh, Herbert MacNair, Margaret Macdonald and her sister Frances, established their own style in the 1890s, incorporating other influences from Japanese art and their Celtic heritage. Frances Macdonald married MacNair and they lived temporarily in Liverpool, while Margaret married Mackintosh, collaborating with him on the design and execution of several house interiors including Hill House.

Glasgow School of Art was pivotal in encouraging these new influences and Glasgow became the centre for a strong network of Arts & Crafts workers specialising in metwalwork, enamelling and embroidered textile work, influenced by teacher, Jessie Newbery and her colleagues. Later, a distinctive Edinburgh style also emerged dominated by Celtic design and London influences.

This trail concentrates on the legacy of Mackintosh and the many buildings he designed in Glasgow including the outstanding new building for Glasgow School of Art, using Arts & Crafts ideas outside and in all the internal fittings. Across Europe these ideas were developed and resulted in Art Nouveau style, which swept across the continent.
 
  The Hill House
The Hill House is the finest of Mackintosh’s domestic creations, high above the Clyde commanding fine views over the river estuary.
 
  Hunterian Art Gallery
The Mackintosh House at the Hunterian Art Gallery is a reconstruction of the principal interiors from the Glasgow home of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the artist Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh.
 
  McLellan Gallery
At the McLellan Gallery, the Glasgow 1900 gallery displays furniture, decorative objects and paintings which set Mackintosh`s work in the context of Glasgow at the turn of the century.
 
  The Willow Tearooms
The Willow Tea Rooms were designed by Mackintosh for his patron Kate Cranston.
 
  The Glasgow School of Art
The Glasgow School of Art was originally founded in January 1845 as Glasgow`s Government School of Design.
 
  Scotland Street School Museum
Scotland Street School Museum was Mackintosh`s last major commission in Glasgow showing evidence of the genius of the mature architect.
 
  The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse is the former Glasgow Herald Building, now home to Scotland`s award winning Centre for Architecture, Design and the City and the Mackintosh Interpretation Centre.
 
  The House for an Art Lover
The last stop of the Glasgow tour, the House for an Art Lover was inspired by Mackintosh`s portfolio of drawings of 1901.