Charles Rennie Mackintosh , architect, designer and painter was born in Glasgow, Scotland and  designed some of the best Art Nouveau buildings and furniture in Britain. He won a design competition for his design for the Glasgow School of Art - light filled, it featured tall windows, soft colors and elegant proportions.  He worked in close collaboration with his wife Margaret Mackintosh becoming a leader of the "Glasgow Style", a movement related to Art Nouveau.  His designs included detailed interiors, textiles, furniture and metalwork and was exhibited at the Vienna Secession exhibition in 1900.