- The spoons each
incorporate an original, hand forged nail recovered from the Mackintosh Library
after the fire. The brooches feature fragments of paint, wood and cinder from ‘the Mack’. - Bids on the lots can be
made from anywhere in the world - The GSA will launch the Mackintosh Campus Appeal in
the USA with three events in New York from 31 May to 2 June 2016.
Images: set of silver spoons and a brooch incorporating original
fragments of painted wood and hand forged nails retrieved from the Mackintosh Building after the
fire.
fragments of painted wood and hand forged nails retrieved from the Mackintosh Building after the
fire.
A unique set of silver
spoons made by the joint Head of Silversmithing & Jewellery at the GSA,
Helen Marriott, will be auctioned at the beginning of June as the GSA launches
the Mackintosh Campus Appeal in the USA it was revealed today, 27 May 2016. The four spoons,
which will be a lot in a public auction on the evening of 2 June 2016, each feature
a forged silver bowl joined to an original hand forged nail recovered from the
Mackintosh Library after the fire.
spoons made by the joint Head of Silversmithing & Jewellery at the GSA,
Helen Marriott, will be auctioned at the beginning of June as the GSA launches
the Mackintosh Campus Appeal in the USA it was revealed today, 27 May 2016. The four spoons,
which will be a lot in a public auction on the evening of 2 June 2016, each feature
a forged silver bowl joined to an original hand forged nail recovered from the
Mackintosh Library after the fire.
An associated silent
auction will include a wide range of lots including exquisite brooches
incorporating fragments of painted and charred wood retrieved from the
Mackintosh Building after the fire. These pieces have been made by Anna Gordon,
joint Head of Jewellery & Silversmithing at the GSA. Also in the silent auction is a
tiepin made from an original Mackintosh Building nail made by Michael Pell a
lecturer in the S&J department.
auction will include a wide range of lots including exquisite brooches
incorporating fragments of painted and charred wood retrieved from the
Mackintosh Building after the fire. These pieces have been made by Anna Gordon,
joint Head of Jewellery & Silversmithing at the GSA. Also in the silent auction is a
tiepin made from an original Mackintosh Building nail made by Michael Pell a
lecturer in the S&J department.
The US launch of the
Mackintosh Campus Appeal follows last month’s launch in Glasgow at which the
GSA announced that the restored Mackintosh Building would be the heart of an
expanded Garnethill campus, and would return to its original academic
configuration with all first year students based in the building.
Mackintosh Campus Appeal follows last month’s launch in Glasgow at which the
GSA announced that the restored Mackintosh Building would be the heart of an
expanded Garnethill campus, and would return to its original academic
configuration with all first year students based in the building.
It was confirmed today that
the GSA will stage three events in New York in the coming days to launch the
Mackintosh Campus Appeal in the USA.
the GSA will stage three events in New York in the coming days to launch the
Mackintosh Campus Appeal in the USA.
On 31 May there will be an
informal reception at the NY offices of Grimshaw
Architects. The event will be hosted by Dr Andrew Whalley, an Alumnus
of the GSA, who is Deputy Chairman of the internationally-renowned practice, known
for many acclaimed buildings including the iconic Eden Centre.
informal reception at the NY offices of Grimshaw
Architects. The event will be hosted by Dr Andrew Whalley, an Alumnus
of the GSA, who is Deputy Chairman of the internationally-renowned practice, known
for many acclaimed buildings including the iconic Eden Centre.
The following evening will
see a lecture in the Frederick P Rose Auditorium at The Cooper Union. It will
be given by Pamela Robertson,
Emereta Professor of Mackintosh Studies at The University of Glasgow, and will
be hosted by Paul Goldberger, the
Pulitzer Prize-winning former Architecture Critic of The New Yorker, and
currently Contributing Editor of Vanity Fair.
see a lecture in the Frederick P Rose Auditorium at The Cooper Union. It will
be given by Pamela Robertson,
Emereta Professor of Mackintosh Studies at The University of Glasgow, and will
be hosted by Paul Goldberger, the
Pulitzer Prize-winning former Architecture Critic of The New Yorker, and
currently Contributing Editor of Vanity Fair.
The events will culminate in a gala dinner at which there will be a
public auction. The silver spoons will be among the lots, and bids will be taken
from across the globe.
public auction. The silver spoons will be among the lots, and bids will be taken
from across the globe.
“These
events are a tremendous opportunity for the GSA to raise awareness of our
exciting plans for the restored Mackintosh Building and Garnethill campus, as
well as the need for philanthropic support from around the world to make them a
reality,” says Professor Tom Inns,
Director of The Glasgow School of Art.
“We are grateful to our team of supporters in New York who have worked with the
GSA’s Development Trust to bring together this programme of events for the US launch
of the Appeal.”
events are a tremendous opportunity for the GSA to raise awareness of our
exciting plans for the restored Mackintosh Building and Garnethill campus, as
well as the need for philanthropic support from around the world to make them a
reality,” says Professor Tom Inns,
Director of The Glasgow School of Art.
“We are grateful to our team of supporters in New York who have worked with the
GSA’s Development Trust to bring together this programme of events for the US launch
of the Appeal.”
“We are
delighted to offer for auction this unique set of silver spoons and exquisite
jewellery. Creativity and innovation are at heart of everything we do at the
GSA. These wonderful pieces demonstrate how with creativity beauty can come
from adversity.”
delighted to offer for auction this unique set of silver spoons and exquisite
jewellery. Creativity and innovation are at heart of everything we do at the
GSA. These wonderful pieces demonstrate how with creativity beauty can come
from adversity.”
“Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Glasgow School of Art
is one of the great buildings of the world, and when it was seriously damaged
by fire, lovers of architecture everywhere felt a sense of loss,” says Paul Goldberger. “I am delighted that we in
the United States are able to join in the effort to restore this incomparable
work of architecture.”
is one of the great buildings of the world, and when it was seriously damaged
by fire, lovers of architecture everywhere felt a sense of loss,” says Paul Goldberger. “I am delighted that we in
the United States are able to join in the effort to restore this incomparable
work of architecture.”
I
started my career in Architecture as a student at the Glasgow School Of Art.
The quality of teaching was superb and the city of Glasgow is
inspirational, but my lasting memory is that this learning experience was set
against the Mackintosh’s Building which was truly inspirational,” adds Andrew Whalley “We must’ all
do what we can to restore this critically important building for future
generations of students that will walk up the steps of the Mack to embark on
their careers.”
started my career in Architecture as a student at the Glasgow School Of Art.
The quality of teaching was superb and the city of Glasgow is
inspirational, but my lasting memory is that this learning experience was set
against the Mackintosh’s Building which was truly inspirational,” adds Andrew Whalley “We must’ all
do what we can to restore this critically important building for future
generations of students that will walk up the steps of the Mack to embark on
their careers.”
To bid on lots in either the public auction or the
silent auction from Saturday 28 May visit https://501auctions.com/mackintoshgaladinner/?mobile=0
silent auction from Saturday 28 May visit https://501auctions.com/mackintoshgaladinner/?mobile=0
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Notes for Editors
The Mackintosh Campus Appeal is a £32m fundraising
campaign (£17m already secured) which will enable the GSA to recover from the
impact of the fire and meet its academic ambitions through a sensitive and
authentic restoration of the west wing and upgrading of the east wing of the of
the Mackintosh Building, the purchase of the Stow College site, and the
development of studio and workshop space in the Stow Building.
campaign (£17m already secured) which will enable the GSA to recover from the
impact of the fire and meet its academic ambitions through a sensitive and
authentic restoration of the west wing and upgrading of the east wing of the of
the Mackintosh Building, the purchase of the Stow College site, and the
development of studio and workshop space in the Stow Building.
The events for the Mackintosh
Campus Appeal launch in the USA have been by
organised members of the GSA’s Development Trust in partnership with a small
team of supporters in New York.
Campus Appeal launch in the USA have been by
organised members of the GSA’s Development Trust in partnership with a small
team of supporters in New York.
Honorary Patron and Trustees of the Mackintosh Campus
Appeal are:
Appeal are:
Honorary Patron: The Rt Hon The
Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden KT
Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden KT
Trustees:
Peter
Capaldi, Kelly Cooper-Barr, Dr Kenneth Chrystie, Bob Downes,
Peter
Capaldi, Kelly Cooper-Barr, Dr Kenneth Chrystie, Bob Downes,
Ken Ross OBE (Chair), Bryan Ferry CBE, Dr
Muriel Gray, Prof Tom Inns,
Muriel Gray, Prof Tom Inns,
Douglas Kinnaird, MT Rainey, Brad Pitt
The Silversmithing &
Jewellery programme at the GSA aims to provide a broad, balanced programme
covering aspects of body adornment and fine metalworking from the development
of original design concepts through to the finely crafted finished work. The
course embraces as broad an approach to silversmithing and jewellery as
possible, from designing for the mainstream jewellery or silverware industries
to the pursuit of very personal works intended for gallery exposure.
Jewellery programme at the GSA aims to provide a broad, balanced programme
covering aspects of body adornment and fine metalworking from the development
of original design concepts through to the finely crafted finished work. The
course embraces as broad an approach to silversmithing and jewellery as
possible, from designing for the mainstream jewellery or silverware industries
to the pursuit of very personal works intended for gallery exposure.
The department is headed
by leading designer-makers Helen Marriott and Anna Gordon, and counts among its
lecturers Jonathan Boyd, designer of the 2014 Commonwealth Games medals. Over a
period of several months in 2014 the unique medals were each individually
handmade by Boyd and the staff in S&J.
by leading designer-makers Helen Marriott and Anna Gordon, and counts among its
lecturers Jonathan Boyd, designer of the 2014 Commonwealth Games medals. Over a
period of several months in 2014 the unique medals were each individually
handmade by Boyd and the staff in S&J.