This is an authoritative study of a designer and architect of outstanding diversity, individuality, and sophistication, too long overshadowed by his famous contemporary Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Born into the thick of Glasgow's artistic avant garde, Walton was influenced by both Whistler and William Morris when he established his own decorating company in 1888. He designed in almost every area of decorative art, specialising in harmoniously integrated interiors which were internationally admired. He was a pioneer of the distinctive Glasgow Style.