The Edinburgh Collection is named for one
of Europe’s most architecturally beautiful and historically
interesting cities. Edinburgh’s history may be said to have begun when
Malcolm III of Scotland erected a castle there in the late 11th century
and his wife built the Chapel of St. Margaret, the city’s oldest
surviving building. By the end of the 1500’s, Edinburgh was
established as the capital of Scotland. While parliament ceased in
Edinburgh around 1707, the city continued to grow and prosper during the
“Enlightenment,” which lasted until the 1800’s. Edinburgh
blossomed as a cultural center in the 18th and 19th century around the
figures of the philosophers David Hume and Adam Smith, and the writers
Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott .The distinctive Edinburgh Collection
is made of solid wild black cherry and consists of bedrooms, dining
rooms, and an occasional group. All pieces are inspired by the Glasgow
Style of furniture introduced in the early twentieth century by Scottish
designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928). The collection is
designed to fit today’s homes and lifestyles.
excerpt from the Stickley Edinburgh
catalog |