OBJECTS Geometry Hill House Chair, 1903 Hill House Chair, 1903 Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1888–1928) Replica manufactured by Cassina firm, 1974 Ash wood, ebonised; 148 x 41 x 34 cm Charles Rennie Mackintosh was the main representative of the Glasgow Four (that included Herbert MacNair and the MacDonald sisters) who promoted Art Nouveau design inspired by Japanese and Celtic ornamentation. His interior and furniture designs published in Studio magazine caught the attention of Viennese architects, who invited him to attend the 8th Secession Exhibition held in Vienna in 1900. He was enthusiastically received, contrary to the disapproving approach to this designer in his native Great Britain. With his combination of geometric forms rendered in a monochrome or black-and-white palette, accentuated with stylised, coloured flowers, he influenced the geometric style practiced by members of the Wiener Werkstätte. Hill House overlooks the sea on the outskirts of Glasgow and was created by Mackintosh for Walter Blackie, a publisher. He designed it down to the minutest details, from inbuilt furniture to curtains, lighting fixtures and carpets, all executed in a grey-and-white tonality underscored by stained glass elements.