The how-to advice, thorough materials lists and detailed drawings in this book give woodworkers the tools they need to build furniture based on the designs of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Although better known as an architect, Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed hundreds of pieces of furniture throughout his career. Ranging in style from Arts and Crafts to Art Nouveau to Modern, this important furniture occupies an interesting place in the history of design and had tremendous influence in American and European furniture design. This book is a collection--for the first time--of measured drawings of Mackintosh's work. Each piece has been selected carefully so it can be built in an average workshop and to create a comprehensive range suitable for around the home. Detailed front, side, top and exploded views and complete materials lists for each project will allow woodworkers to reproduce Mackintosh's designs. Explanatory notes provide background information and points of consideration during building. A historical introduction places the furniture in the context of the period and details useful construction and finishing techniques.

AUTHOR: Michael Crow is the author of Mid-Century Modern Furniture and Building Classic Arts and Crafts Furniture and a contributor to major woodworking and homebuilding magazines. He lives in Tacoma, WA. He can often be found working on his Craftsman bungalow or building furniture for it. SELLING POINTS; * Build Your Own Charles Rennie Mackintosh Furniture: Includes shop drawings and technique discussions for 28 furniture designs; two complete step-by-step projects and more. * The Mackintosh Impact: Includes an examination Mackintosh's impact on architecture and furniture design. 200 colour photographs.