Why Shaker Design Is Everywhere Right Now

A joint exhibition by Vitra Design Museum in Germany, the Milwaukee Art Museum, and the Institute of Contemporary Art ...
Artnet

What Shaker Furniture Can Teach Us About the ‘New Minimalist’ Trend + Two Other Illuminating Pieces of Criticism From Around the Web

The Shaker Retiring Room at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image: Public domain. What ideas are percolating out there in the world of art media? This week, here are three essays (well, an essay, a ...
journalgazette

Met exhibit explores Shaker style, influence

The Shakers, an industrious and pious New England sect that rose to prominence in the 19th century but whose membership has now dwindled from thousands to three, have long had an outsize influence on ...
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Forever Shaker Design: Rocking Chair, Canterbury Shaker Village single

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The New York Times

Shaker Cradles for Adults? They Rocked Frances McDormand’s Mind

A soulful exhibition curated by the actress and her friend Suzanne Bocanegra, an artist, explores caregiving and community. By Bob Morris Reporting from Kinderhook, N.Y. On a Thursday afternoon in ...
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Inspired innovations : a celebration of Shaker ingenuity / [edited by] M. Stephen Miller

Innovations in Shaker architecture and planning / Scott T. Swank -- Equality of the sexes as Shakers' inspired innovation / Glendyne R. Wergland -- Shaker innovation : lifestyle and governance / ...