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Ernest William Gimson (/ ˈ dʒ ɪ m s ən /; 21 December 1864 – 12 August 1919) was an English furniture designer and architect. Gimson was described by the art critic Nikolaus Pevsner as "the greatest of the English architect-designers". [1]
22 de abr. de 2024 · Ernest Gimson (born Dec. 21, 1864, Leicester, Eng.—died Aug. 12, 1919, Sapperton, near Cirencester) was an English designer of furniture, one of the Cotswold school of designers who sought to combine the traditions of rural craftsmanship with the theories and practice of William Morris.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
24 de abr. de 2024 · Over a period of more than thirty years - from 1885 to 1919 - Ernest Gimson developed his early student interest in furniture to become a practised maker of turned rush-seated chairs and from 1903 the owner of a business employing around ten cabinet makers.
Ernest Gimson's metalwork designs. Gimson started a smithy in Sapperton in 1903 with Alfred Bucknell. Explore his designs here.
Ernest Gimson's metalwork designs. Gimson started a smithy in Sapperton in 1903 with Alfred Bucknell. Explore his designs here.
Gimson dedicó toda su atención a la finura de la decoración de marquetería de los paneles del gabinete, que combinan las diferentes esencias (palmera, naranjo y ébano) en un estilizado juego de motivos, semejantes a aquellos recuperados para algunos textiles de los Wiener Werkstätte.
Ernest Gimson was one of the most inspiring and influential designers of his age. His friend, the architect, writer and educationalist, W R Lethaby described his furniture as, ‘one kind of...
