Shaker style furniture history book

See more ideas about shaker style, shaker furniture and gift drawing. I m working to a sewing desk and to a woodworking bench in shaker style. Trademarks of shaker style furniture include spare design with straight lines, straightforward construction techniques and an understated beauty that reflects the modest values of the shaker community. The book of shaker furniture, which will become a standard reference work, is a tribute to his ability and to his subject.

Choice if you collect shaker furniture, deal in it, or simply admire it, drop whatever you are doing and go out and buy john kassays the book of shaker furniture. The guiding shaker principles of honesty, utility, and simplicity found expression in various crafts. Antiques kassay, a skilled craftsman, draftsman, and photographer, spent ten years researching his book, the most comprehensive study of the subject yet published. American furniture making has gone through a number of periods and styles. Shaker style furniture as made by the amish in ohio.

Solid construction and honest functionality make shaker furniture one of the most. Theres country, shaker, traditional colonial, even. Shaker furniture essay heilbrunn timeline of art history. Shaker furniture essay the metropolitan museum of art. Shaker continues to be one the most persistently popular home decorating and furniture styles. This book brings together the best articles from recent issues of. Shaker style is back again as designers celebrate the. Shaker furniture has changed little since its inception in the late 1700s by a christian denomination the shakers that stressed beliefs of simplicity and efficiency. The sixth book in tauntons furniture projects series, dining tables features nine attractive, practical projects in a variety of different styles. Shaker style is a familyrun business offering handcrafted shaker furniture of lasting distinction, focused on uncompromising quality and customer service. Some of the most enduringly popular american antique furniture, known as shaker style, was made not by a single designer, but by a group of people who shared a set of beliefs and an aesthetic. The fullest and most elegant presentation of shaker furniture published to date.

Shaker furniture is a distinctive style of furniture developed by the united society of believers in christs second appearing, commonly known as shakers. By mike dehaan shaker furniture is now made by amish furniture manufacturers as well as number of other small and large cabinet firms. An extensive text provides a detailed account of shaker history, culture, and religion. Shaker furniture, furniture designed for the religious colonies of shaker s founded in america in the last quarter of the 18th century, characterized by austerity of decoration and truth to materials. Shaker style is back again as designers celebrate the first minimalists. Shaker furniture is a distinctive style of furniture developed by the united society of believers in christs second appearing, commonly known as shakers, a religious sect that had guiding principles of simplicity, utility and honesty. Shaker style furniture made by the amish amish valley. Antique 19th century american shaker tea table c1830 shipping available. The shaker furniture handbook schiffer book for collectors by timothy d. Each of these styles was heavily influenced by french and british. Furniture makingshaker style, home woodworking, books. At its height, the shaker movement included some 6,000 members living in 19 villages stretching from maine to indianayet this tiny group of people had an impressive impact on american style and design.