Simple, practical, and easily-adaptable design was a hallmark of the religious group known as the Shakers, as Richard Schlesinger tells us.(This story was originally broadcast on May 31, 2015.) At the ...

Shaker-style furniture is simple. But in that simplicity is a beauty that is timeless. Tom Mosher, founder of Thos. Moser furniture, says it best. “Unadorned shape can speak with an authority that is ...

Eighteenth-century Shakers put contemporary minimalists to shame. Members of this religious sect based in upstate New York and Western Massachusetts were adamant that form follow function: a chair was ...

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 ...

Admittedly, there was more to the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing than pegs, ladder-back chairs and quilts. The Shakers, as they were otherwise known, were an English ...

One of the most memorable art-fair exhibits of the past five years didn't feature any gazillion-dollar paintings by Gerhard Richter or Instagram-baiting mirrored blobs by Anish Kapoor. Instead, the ...

Simple, practical, and easily-adaptable design was a hallmark of the religious group known as the Shakers, as Richard Schlesinger tells us: At the Hancock Shaker Village in far western Massachusetts, ...

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 ...