Ten functional Shaker-style interiors with a focus on craftsmanship
For our latest lookbook, we've collected ten interiors that reference the style of the Shakers, a Christian sect that believed in simplicity and utility. More
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Shaker-inspired rooms feature in Mexico City's Círculo Mexicano hotel
Architecture studio Ambrosi Etchegaray drew upon the pared-back design ethos of the Shakers to create the minimal rooms within this hotel in Mexico City. More
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Ste Marie decorates Vancouver bakery and flour mill in "malty hues"
Vancouver interiors studio Ste Marie has designed an artisanal flour shop and bakery in the city that has furniture influenced by the American Shaker movement. More
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Shaker-style tools for household chores feature in Furnishing Utopia's Hands to Work exhibition
Colourful ridged-glass cleaning bottles, a black broom and a red washing line are among the tools for cooking, cleaning and organising created for a New York exhibition based on the American Shaker movement. More
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Gabriel Tan launches Shaker-inspired stool with Blå Station
Shaker-style furniture informed this three-legged stool by designer Gabriel Tan, which can be pegged onto a wall to create more space in the room. More
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Rasmus Bækkel Fex borrows "honesty and quality" of Shaker design for F chair
Danish furniture brand Brdr Krüger has partnered with designer Rasmus Bækkel Fex to create a Shaker-influenced chair with a woven seat. More
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Shaker style is back again as designers celebrate "the first minimalists"
The Shakers are on the verge of extinction following the recent death of one of the sect's three surviving members. So why is their austere style having yet another revival? More
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Mjölk presents Shaker-themed exhibition of old and new designs
Toronto design store Mjölk has curated a display of original products from the Shaker movement, and commissioned contemporary interpretations of the pared-back household items to show alongside. More
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Pinch bases Rodan coffee table on Shaker storage box
A coffee table based on the "restraint and detailing" of a bentwood box associated with Shaker folklife has launched at Maison&Objet, which begins today in Paris. More
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Jin Kuramoto revives Shaker style for Arflex's Root chair
Japanese designer Jin Kuramoto referenced furniture of the 18th century to create a Shaker-style chair for furniture brand Arflex. More
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Designers reinterpret Shaker artefacts for Furnishing Utopia exhibition
New York 2016: 11 international designers and studios have produced a range of simple furniture and homeware based on the American Shaker movement (+ slideshow). More
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Neri&Hu designs Shaker-style furniture for De La Espada
Maison&Objet 2015: Shanghai studio Neri&Hu has created two collections of furniture for Portuguese furniture company De La Espada, including pieces modelled on simple Shaker designs (+ slideshow). More
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Torsten Sherwood launches Shaker-influenced furniture collection
Milan 2014: London designer Torsten Sherwood has created a range of wooden furniture influenced by the simple design principles and "common sense approach" of the 19th-century Shaker movement. More
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Sleep Series by Another Country for Heal's
London Design Festival 2013: British design brand Another Country has created a collection of bedroom furniture for London retailer Heal's, based on the simplicity of Shaker-style interiors. More
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Peg by Studio Gorm
Oregon designers John Arndt and Wonhee Jeong Studio Gorm are exhibiting their Shaker-inspired Peg furniture system at the Direktorenhaus art space in Berlin. More
