International Museum Observation (5) Liucha: Museum that can be tasted

Original Author: Ren Baihua

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How to liberate the cultural relics from the identity of the traditional museum's display, how to allow contemporary audiences to interact with the cultural relics of different eras, Glasgow's willow tea hall -a museum that shows the design of new art design, one still has a century of being used for a century The tea room of history gave a different answer.

Glasgow's willow teahouse, picture source: Google

On the commercial street in Glasgow, the UK, such an inconspicuous small house is located. Its door face is too small to one -third of the usual shops. Many people walk through this road countless times, but they never notice that there are third stores in the two stores.

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Especially after closing the door and hiding the stairs, this shop is more like disappearing out of thin air. Looking at the rushing pedestrians, I can't help but think of the corner alley and the Phoenix headquarters in Harry Potter -a building that has been magical. Only a specific group can see it and explore its secrets Essence

With this longing and curiosity, I walked into this shop.

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Through the small porch and stairs, there are other caves upstairs, and a small and exquisite tea room museum came into view.

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On the afternoon of working on working days, there was still light rain on the outside, and the temperature was a bit low. There was only one guest in the whole store. In order to warm myself, I ordered an afternoon tea and quietly looked at this exquisite little small small small small small small small small small little small small small small small little small little small small little small small little small small little small small little small little small small little small small little small little small little small small little small little small little small little small little small small little small little small little small little small little small little small little small little small little small little small little small little small little small little small little small little Tea room.

Liu Tea House Tea Room, Source: Google

There are three floors in the building. The bottom house is white. Whether it is interior decorations, chandeliers, or furniture, it is full of lines. The straight back of the straightened chair is like a wall made of a sharp sword, which is separated from the table and the table, so that the space itself has a small space has more privacy.

The middle layer of the willow teahouse, the source of the picture: Google

The middle layer is mainly blue. The design is obviously different from the lower layer. The lamps and chairs have a typical oriental style, especially the chandeliers. The shape is like a pagoda. From a distance, the blue walls are like lakes. These pagodas do not know whether it is floating on the lake like a mirage or reflected in the water, but the house really adds a lot of tranquility.

The top floor of the willow tea house, source: Google

The top floor of the building is not set up in the dining area, but as the museum shows the history of the house. In addition to the textual introduction and the original display of the cultural relics, in the corner of the museum, there are also several styles of clothing in the early 20th century, which can be replaced by customers and experienced this museum.

The top floor of the willow tea house, source: Google

These clothes are not only A -line dresses that were popular at the time, but also improved improved suits that middle -class likes, but also the Victorian clothing that needed keel beam waist corset and skirts to wear in the late 19th century.

Change them, you can imagine that you are a noble lady. When you come to this emerging tea room, you will have the most avant -garde design at that time. Perhaps you can show off your experience with good friends afterwards; A highly educated gentleman, looking forward to the salon who can advocate equality between men and women and admire women's rights in this time, meet a voluntary friend or confidant. Regardless of whether to take pictures or tour, the sense of drama brought by retro clothes can enhance people's visits experience. This impregnation and scenario -style tour mode also deserves many scenes of museums of scenes.

Sitting in the shop, my curiosity is even more. It can be seen that whether it is interior decoration or the signboard at the door, even the letters on the store name and menu are carefully designed, and the designer's unique aesthetic and style is revealed everywhere.

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It simply defines it as a tea room or museum too one -sided, and the house with more than one century of age has carried the memory and anger and sorrow of people who do not know how many people. I want to call it a historical tea room, a museum that is still "living". With the sandwich and desserts of British afternoon tea, and a pot of tea with a pot of tea, I slowly opened the history of this building.

According to the text in the museum, the willow tea house can be described as a long time, which can be traced back to 1897. At the end of the 19th century, Glasgow was no exception. The daughter of a local tea merchant, and a firm supporter of the alcoholic movement, has always sought a place to replace the male -centered bar. She conceived a "art tea room" that people can relax and enjoy various non -alcoholic drinks here.

Kate Clanston (1849-1934), the founder of the willow teahouse, was taken in 1903. Picture source: wikimedia

She hired the famous architect George Washington Brown to build this tea room. Here, no matter what your identity is, businessmen or nobles, owners or servants can enter freely. Among them, they also specially opened a house for women. At that time, women must be accompanied by male relatives in public places in public places. Liu Tea House's move can be described as promoting the equality of men and women. For a while, all classes of society and men and women regard Liu Tea House as a salon that can be free to socialize.

With the continuous improvement of word -of -mouth, Miss Craston opened a branch. She invited the greatest architect, designer and painter in the early 20th century -Charles Renny Mcingtosh to design the new store and expand and renovate the original shop. The willow tea house we see is basically the same as in 1903. In 1903, Liu Tea House Branch. Picture source: wikimedia

In 2018, Liu Tea Pavilion Branch. Picture source: Liu Tea House official website

It is said that this shop was not too much at all. Because the architect was excessively pursuing artistic, it was designed to design this commercial teahouse too avant -garde. At that time, the newspaper commentator once satirized the wall of the house "full of purple leek", but this did not affect the more and more popular among ordinary people.

These are inseparable from a person's contribution -Charles Renny Mcingtosh.

Macinolos (1868-1928), source: wikimedia

Mcingtos (1868-1928) is one of the founders of modern design. Most people are not familiar with his name. Instead, it is more famous in Barcelona's Gaudi in Barcelona during the same period. Xiang Bo Zhong.

Under the tide of European design movement, they are all leaders of the new art movement, but Mcingtos' style has a more industrial sense. If you observe his paintings, it is not difficult to find the characteristics of them.

Maikinsh, "See Part, Imagine Part"

Macinolos, "Untitled"

Poster designed by Mcingtosh. Picture source: wikimedia

His design is full of subtle contradictions and harmony. In the above figures, you can see both soft curves and delicate winding symbols, and you can also see the modern modeling concept of industrial production, that is, straight strokes and edges.

This may not be separated from his growing environment: Mcingtosh has won the design competition when he was studying, and got the opportunity to travel to Italy. There are classical elements in the design.

He also likes the flat sense of Asian art. At that time, the European art circle was popular in Japanese style. McQonitos learned the collision of color from Ukiyo -e painting, and also took its simple and indifferent designs from traditional Japanese design. These can be found from the blue oriental style room. shadow.

At the same time, he has a strong sense of modernity in the use of materials and structures, which comes from the city he grew up -Grasgo. Mcingtosh was born here, and most of his life lives here. Although Glasgow's reputation is far less famous as Edinburgh, and other places, during the industrial revolution, this world -class heavy machinery and top shipbuilding industry The city is indeed one of the most prosperous cities in the UK. The industrialization and modernization of ears have spawned the sharp lines and abstract symbols in his design.

Glasgow during the Industrial Revolution

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As a representative of the New Art Movement, McGonodos has the role of inheritance. It was at that time that he designed unique fonts, formed a unique artistic style, and continued through the willow teahouse and many other buildings.

In 1990, European -selected cultural capitals, Macinopos' architecture, design and fonts won the crown of Glasgow

Macinolos (partial), the Glasgow Academy of Art, was completed in 1909. Picture source: network

The design drawings and photos of Maikinsh, Liu Tea House Chair, about 1902

Picture source: monograph "Charles Renny Mcingtosh"

From these designs, you can see the collision between modern and classical, industrial style and traditional style, and the image of simple and abstract symbolization.

Today, the menu used by the Liu Tea House is still the version designed by Mcingtosh. The pattern above is also used in paper towels and paper towel boxes. The chair and interior decoration also retain the original appearance.

The menu and paper tissue box of the willow teahouse, 2019

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The main entrance of the restaurant, 1905 and 2018

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Interior decoration, 1905 and 2019

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Even if it has passed for more than a century, in this small room, the design and decoration of a century ago were still used, and the time seemed to solidify in the space and never passed. As a museum, the elements that are collected by it are not just displayed in the window, but the environment and our surroundings are integrated, allowing visitors to touch, play and watch at close range. This The immersive experience is unique.

Champagne -colored crystal lamps, rose purple glass doors, blue and white room walls, built dreams from the early 20th century. As if in the next second, there will be a woman with ostrich tail feathers and wide -eaves, white neck pearl necklaces, and lamb leg sleeve waist dress pushed the door with her fingers wrapped by white tower silk, and cast it to you. Come to a mysterious smile.

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