These gorgeous and very different pieces of door furniture are the work of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson … and yes, the nickname does come from his penchant for yiros, fetta and olive oil, indirectly! He was a huge fan of Greek architecture, and this flavours all of his work and creates some really bold, beautiful pieces when mixed with his Scottish heritage. Thomson also designed some beautiful, asymmetrical and daringly designed churches , including a gorgeous one where the lines of the building are the same as the layout of the surrounding streets. Some people are too clever for their own good!

The colour in these pieces of brass hardware comes from inlaid coloured enamel … unusual (and very expensive, as the nicest things always are!). The big bold colours and lines are inimitably Greek, while the fin- and flower-shapes give you a sense of the fields and moors of Scotland … misty, dark and romantic!

The fingerplate is made not as a solid piece, but with the designed areas as the only solid areas, so you can see through to the door beneath … making them challenging, but a lot of fun, to place properly.

I love how you can easily tell that all the pieces belong together, but their decoration isn’t simply copied from one to the other … there are recurring patterns, and they have a definite colour scheme, but they are sort of like a group of siblings. They obviously share the same genes (the same mind ‘gave birth’ to all of them, after all!), but each piece has its own character.

Luckily though, the site does not mention a price tag … you might faint and hurt yourself!

Photo credits: TheGlasgowStory

          

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