Crafted by a sect that sought perfection, the classic American Shaker chair reflects the group’s devout spiritual convictions. DINNER AT MOUNT LEBANONThis 1870 engraving by Arthur Boyd Houghton shows ...

AT THEIR PEAK in the mid-19th century, the Shakers—a utopian offshoot of pacifist Protestants officially known as the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing—included as many as 6,000 ...

Danish furniture brand Brdr Krüger has partnered with designer Rasmus Bækkel Fex to create a Shaker-influenced chair with a woven seat. Designed as a contemporary take on tradition, the F chair ...

What ideas are percolating out there in the world of art media? This week, here are three essays (well, an essay, a podcast, and an interview) worth thinking about. Enjoy! Lately, a lot of talk has ...

“He’s the authority. I’m the designated duster,” says Toby Rose, wryly, standing among the Shaker chairs, tables, dressers and other elegantly unadorned 19th century American furniture she and her ...

Japanese designer Jin Kuramoto referenced furniture of the 18th century to create a Shaker-style chair for furniture brand Arflex. Designed to capture the "history and charm" of Shaker design, the ...

In The Shaker Chair, Marion (Mary Pauley) is excited about her new piece of furniture, and seems to think she's acquired a new creed along with it. She gleefully talks about the beliefs and habits of ...

The country’s most significant collection of Shaker objects, out of public view for a decade, will relocate to an $18 million museum complex designed by Annabelle Selldorf. By Patricia Leigh Brown ...

The Shaker philosophy of furniture-making, with its emphasis on function and aversion to embellishment, has attracted many converts in the design world. So this week, we thought we'd share three ...