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Charles Locke Eastlake (1836–1906) was a British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
 and furniture designer. Trained by the architect Philip Hardwick
Philip Hardwick

Philip Hardwick was an eminent England architect, particularly associated with railway stations and warehouses in London and elsewhere. Hardwick is probably best known for London's demolished Euston Arch....
 (1792-1870), he popularised William Morris
William Morris

William Morris was an English architect, furniture and textile designer, artist, writer, and Socialism associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement....
's notions of decorative arts in the Arts and Crafts style
Arts and Crafts movement

The Arts and Crafts Movement was a United Kingdom, Canada, and United States aesthetic movement occurring in the last years of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th century....
, becoming one of the principal exponents of the revived "Early English" or "Modern Gothic Style" popular in Victorian architecture
Victorian architecture

The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly employed during the Victorian era. As with the latter, the period of building that it covers may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 ? 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom after whom it is named....
. He made no furniture
Furniture

Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects which may support the human body , provide storage, or hold objects on horizontal surfaces above the ground....
 himself, his designs being produced by professional cabinet makers. The style of furniture named after him, Eastlake style, flourished in the later half of the nineteenth century.

In 1868 he published Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery and other Details, which was very influential in Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name and the state form of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927....
, and later in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, where the book was published in 1872.

From 1866 to 1877 he was secretary to the Royal Institute of British Architects
Royal Institute of British Architects

The Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects in the United Kingdom.Originally named the Institute of British Architects in London, it was formed in 1834 by several prominent architects, including Philip Hardwick, Thomas Allom, William Donthorne, Thomas Leverton Donaldson and John Buonarotti Papwor...
, and from 1878 to 1898 he was Keeper of the National Gallery
National Gallery, London

The National Gallery in London, founded in 1824, houses a rich collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900 in its home on Trafalgar Square....
 in London
London

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Charles Locke Eastlake (1836–1906) was a British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
 and furniture designer. Trained by the architect Philip Hardwick
Philip Hardwick

Philip Hardwick was an eminent England architect, particularly associated with railway stations and warehouses in London and elsewhere. Hardwick is probably best known for London's demolished Euston Arch....
 (1792-1870), he popularised William Morris
William Morris

William Morris was an English architect, furniture and textile designer, artist, writer, and Socialism associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement....
's notions of decorative arts in the Arts and Crafts style
Arts and Crafts movement

The Arts and Crafts Movement was a United Kingdom, Canada, and United States aesthetic movement occurring in the last years of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th century....
, becoming one of the principal exponents of the revived "Early English" or "Modern Gothic Style" popular in Victorian architecture
Victorian architecture

The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly employed during the Victorian era. As with the latter, the period of building that it covers may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 ? 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom after whom it is named....
. He made no furniture
Furniture

Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects which may support the human body , provide storage, or hold objects on horizontal surfaces above the ground....
 himself, his designs being produced by professional cabinet makers. The style of furniture named after him, Eastlake style, flourished in the later half of the nineteenth century.

In 1868 he published Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery and other Details, which was very influential in Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name and the state form of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927....
, and later in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, where the book was published in 1872.

From 1866 to 1877 he was secretary to the Royal Institute of British Architects
Royal Institute of British Architects

The Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects in the United Kingdom.Originally named the Institute of British Architects in London, it was formed in 1834 by several prominent architects, including Philip Hardwick, Thomas Allom, William Donthorne, Thomas Leverton Donaldson and John Buonarotti Papwor...
, and from 1878 to 1898 he was Keeper of the National Gallery
National Gallery, London

The National Gallery in London, founded in 1824, houses a rich collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900 in its home on Trafalgar Square....
 in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
. His uncle, Sir Charles Lock Eastlake
Charles Lock Eastlake

Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, Royal Academy, was an England Painting, gallery director, collector and writer of the early 19th century....
 PRA (born in 1793), was an earlier Keeper of the National Gallery, from 1843 to 1847, which, today, leads to much confusion between the two men, whose names are only distinguished by the presence or absence of an "e" in their middle names.

See also

  • Eastlake Movement
    Eastlake Movement

    The Eastlake Movement was a nineteenth century architectural and household design reform movement started by architect and writer Charles Eastlake ....
  • Eastlake style
  • Victorian decorative arts
    Victorian decorative arts

    Victorian decorative arts refers to the style of decorative arts during the Victorian era. The Victorian era is known for its Eclecticism in art revival and interpretation of historic styles and the introduction of cross-cultural influences from the middle east and Asia in furniture, fittings, and Interior decoration....
  • Victorian architecture
    Victorian architecture

    The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly employed during the Victorian era. As with the latter, the period of building that it covers may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 ? 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom after whom it is named....