The 292 Hill House 1 chair by Italian factory Cassina, with a backrest in the form of a ladder was created in 1902 by Scottish architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh. As a pioneer of Scottish Art Nouveau, his work emphasized rectilinear forms, with vertical lines dominating the design. Since 1973 Cassina has been producing this chair as part of the I Maestri collection, dedicated to masterpieces of furniture design. The Hill House chair combines figurative and symbolic ideals with linear geometry. In creating it, McIntosh was undoubtedly inspired by the abstract graphics of Japanese design. The frame is made of ash wood painted black. The seat is covered in a special fabric, green or pink in color. Hiil House is more than just a chair. It illustrates the articulation of the Mackintosh space with its high back and rows of horizontal crossbars topped with a grid of slats that are crossed together to create a stable frame.
