Charles Eastlake

British architect and designer Eastlake is perhaps best remembered for his advice manual of 1868, Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery and Other Details, a publication that was widely read in both Britain and the United States. After studying architecture at the Royal Academy Schools in the 1850s Eastlake turned to journalism, though maintaining connections with the establishment through employment as assistant secretary (from 1866) and secretary (from 1871) to the Institute of British Architects, followed by a Keepership at the National Gallery, London (from 1878 to 1898). Eastlake published an extensive series of articles on matters of taste, first in the Cornhill Magazine in 1864, and then in The Queen, from 1864 to 1865. The latter formed the basis of Hints on Household Taste, which was intended as a popular guide for discerning consumers, running into four editions in its first year in Britain, with six in the USA between 1872 and 1879. Eastlake was also active as a designer, designing wallpapers for Jeffrey & Co., as well as textiles, and furniture.

English architect, better known for his work as a journalist and writer. His Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery, and Other Details (1868) popularized design derived from the work of Seddon, Shaw, and Street, especially in the USA where a style of Gothic domestic architecture with oversized elements, rich ornament, and a general toughness is called the Eastlake or Stick style. His A History of the Gothic Revival (1872) is an important and perceptive study.

Bibliography

• Eastlake (1970)
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004)

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