Charles Eastlake

Charles Locke Eastlake (11 March 1836 – 20 November 1906) was a British architect and furniture designer.His formal education included studies at the Westminster School and the Royal Academy where he discovered an interest in architecture, along with the talent for drawing and painting in watercolors.[1] Eastlake furthered his education with three years of travel throughout France, Italy, and Germany, developing his love for medieval building and architecture.[2] Trained by the architect Philip Hardwick (1792–1870), he popularized William Morris's notions of decorative arts in the Arts and Crafts style, becoming one of the principal exponents of the revived Early English or Modern Gothic style popular during the nineteenth century.A bust of Eastlake by John Gibson is held in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Antique arm chair drawn by Charles Eastlake, whose 1868 book on furniture became influential in Britain and the United States
Drawing-Room Sofa drawn by Charles Eastlake depicted in his book Hints on Household Taste
Charles Lock Eastlakearchitectfurniture designerNational GalleryEastlake styleEastlake movementPlymouthWestminster SchoolRoyal AcademyPhilip HardwickWilliam MorrisArts and Crafts styleModern GothicEnglish GothicGothic RevivalRugby Town Hallcabinet makersRoyal Institute of British ArchitectsBayswaterKensal GreenJohn GibsonNational Portrait Gallery, LondonHumewood CastleStick-Eastlakepublic domainDictionary of National Biography