13. Jelly Moulds (2000)
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Dotted throughout the garden ‘One Foot Taller’ designed these unusual seats in the shape of jelly moulds using recycled rubber flooring which is used in children’s playgrounds. |
14. Map Bench (2000)
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Page and Park Architects wanted to produce something practical and beautiful which could be mass produced. The bench is based on a relief map of Bellahouston Park. It presents a ‘floating picnic blanket’ for people to sit around in a group, lie on and relax. |
15. Orkney Basket Bench (2000)
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Using traditional basketry techniques and materials this oak bench designed by Trevor Leat and Alex Rigg is inspired by Orkney hooded seating designs. Woven live willow grows up and overhead to provide a shaded canopy. |
16. House for an Art Lover (1996)
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The centre piece of the Sculpture Garden is the magnificent House for an Art Lover. In 1901, Charles Rennie Mackintosh entered a competition, advertised in a German design magazine, to design a grand house in a modern style that challenged architects of the time. |
Mackintosh’s submission was the ‘House for an Art Lover’, a project in which he collaborated with his wife, Margaret Macdonald, a decorative artist and graduate from the Glasgow School of Art. Whilst the Mackintosh entry was disqualified from the competition on the grounds of not having enough perspective drawings, the designs were awarded a special prize, for their personal touch, their innovative and meticulous form and the uniformity of the exterior and interiors.
The House for an Art Lover was not built in Mackintosh’s lifetime, but construction of his magnificent project commenced in 1989. The house sits on the foundations of the original Ibroxhill House built in 1801, which was demolished in 1914. Mackintosh’s striking architectural concept became a reality in 1996 when the House for an Art Lover was completed some 95 years after the design plans were drawn up. The House for an Art Lover is a contemporary exhibition centre and cultural attraction where visitors can marvel at the collections displayed in the Mackintosh exhibition rooms. On the ground floor the Art Lovers Café nestles in a bright contemporary space with access to the Café Terrace.