Clean and subtle designs for cases, tables, chairs, beds, desks, lighting and accessories, utilizing the highest quality of traditional joinery, craftsmanship and materials. Their beliefs were reflected in the wellmade furniture of minimalist designs. Regardless of where you fit on the woodworking spectrum, building a piece of shaker furniture is either a great place to start or a way to hone your skills. An eatin kitchen is a perfect spot for a modest square or rectangular solid wood. I love books books to read reading books happy reading. It arrives in well protected packaging, each piece fully padded in styrofoam. 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. Shaker furniture plans dont get any better than this. Form, function, and furniture sharon duane koomler on. Modern shaker furniture collection vermont woods studios. Choose your movement first, then build the clock around it. The finest in individually built shaker and contemporary cherry furniture.
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. Shaker are credited with inventing some of the earliest washing machines, as well as the circular saw, flat broom and clothespin. Originally made by followers of a religious group, shaker furniture was designed entirely for its functionality and practicality. If you have more than a causal commitment to furniture design. This style is one of our very favorites here at popular woodworking. In one sense, this is a very simple book a collection of over 3,000 gorgeous color photographs of the very best designed furniture from 4000 bc to the beginning of the 21st century. Shaker furniture plans gain some inspiration for your next project with this collection of classic furniture plans.
Simple and honest, wooden shaker furniture is made thoughtfully with functional form and proportion. 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 shaker movement declined during the second half of the 19th century, and many of the colonies were dissolved. These features continue to be a cornerstone of shaker furniture today. Shaker style is back again as designers celebrate the. It was created to be simplistic to mirror the sparse lifestyle of the community. A very good collection of shaker furniture drawings with enough information to build your own. If not, be sure to check it out and download a few more, especially the latest one on shaker style furniture that is packed with general information on end table plans, coffee table plans, dining table plans and an overall table plan template. Leick favorite finds shaker cabinet end table, slate black. Handcrafted shaker wood furniture chilton furniture. Fast forward a few hundred years and shaker style furniture has become increasingly popular for both traditional and modern homes. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The shaker design philosophy is one of prioritization.
Shaker hanging cabinet i f you own any books about the shakers or their furniture, you probably have seen a small storage cabinet like this one hanging in the background behind the more celebrated pieces. Explore two floors and nearly 10,000 square feet of bedrooms, living rooms, dining tables and chairs, and accent pieces crafted from. Winterthurr portfolio the fullest and most elegant presentation of shaker furniture published to date. Head on over to our blog to learn what those key differences are, or to browse our shaker and mission collections. Thats because we, like you, believe in making good things for our homes projects that will last. Mosers excellent book, how to build shaker furniture sterling. It then explores the shaker approach to furniture design from chests and chairs to boxes and baskets, construction including all joinery techniques, and finishing including recipes for finishes. In the early 20th century there was a marked revival of interest in shaker furniture, outstanding examples of which are to be seen in the fruitlands museum, harvard, massachusetts, and in the shaker museum near auburn, kentucky. Complete instructions for building your own beautifull. Its clear crisp lines and singular lightness unite and transcend both traditional and modern settings, and for that reason it has remained a major creative force in our decorative arts heritage for hundreds of years. Chiltons shaker, shaker style and shaker inspired wood furniture designs represent classic examples of the clean lines and craftsmanship favored by shaker cabinet makers in the 1800s. Simple shaker end table popular woodworking magazine. Nathan james is the furniture company built nathan james is the furniture company built for this generation.
Shaker furniture has been built by hand in our bethel,maine workshops and shipped worldwide since 1974. Shaker furniture is the one truly original american style of furniture. This book actually combines books to give you a large reference. Moser, an englishprofessorturnedcabinetmaker, has an excellent eye for design.
With classic simplicity and adherence to form following function, shaker is at once timeless, and a foundation of modern design. Shaker furniture plans like ours are the way to go when beauty and durability are your priorities. The shaker style of furniture is one of the most popular and enduring furniture styles in the united states. The book first chronicles and describes the shaker movement and the shaker way of living, worshiping, and working. Shaker furniture is highly admired because of its high functionality, unique joinery, simplicity and quality. Then, once that has been achieved, make something beautiful. Our high end, modern shaker style furniture collection is designed in burlington, vermont and handmade of natural solid hardwoods. Wooden furniture cool furniture furniture design bali furniture shaker furniture furniture plans woodworking plans woodworking. In addition to arriving at different times in history, shaker and mission furniture offer identifying stylistic differences you just have to know what youre looking for. Dovetail joinery decorates this shaker inspired case piece. It took only 30 minutes to assemble with easy to follow.
The fullest and most elegant presentation of shaker furniture published to date. See more ideas about wood, wood carving and wood art. 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. Each piece in this collection is available with your choice of either soft, rounded corners and edges or straight streamlined edges and eased corners.
Moser cabinetmakers, and you can see it in this book. Shaker furniture essay the metropolitan museum of art. If you are interested in building furniture in the shaker style, this book is a must. The door stiles and side stiles were cut from the same board so the rays line up like book matching. Interest in shaker design is as strong today as it was when the first edition of this book was published in 1977, possibly stronger. This beautifully documented, authoritative overview of this shaker form and function showcases the 200yearold sects eloquent minimalist style. In print for more than 20 years, these legendary and authoritative volumes have served as guides for cabinetmakers and. The book of shaker furniture university of massachusetts. Shaker style is a familyrun business offering handcrafted shaker furniture of lasting distinction, focused on uncompromising quality and customer service. The andrewses amassed a large collection of shaker furniture and domestic items, much of which now resides in museums throughout the country, including the metropolitan. From the classic ladderback dining chair to the tapered leg table, amish shaker furniture is designed for simple beauty and practicality.
An homage to the classic design, our amish shaker ladderback rocker represents the survival of shaker style. Book of shaker furniture by john kassay, hardcover. The pioneering artisans designed their shaker furniture according to its use. An authoritative and classic three book collection, now in one volume. 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. You can see it in the line of furniture produced by his successful mainebased business, thos. Old chairs dining room chairs wooden chairs cafe chairs shaker furniture vintage furniture furniture styles furniture design style shaker.
Wooden shaker furniture by countryside amish furniture. The book is an asset for people who are attracted to things shaker and especially those interested in reproducing shaker furniture for use in everyday life. To me this is a great way to explain design, without sacrificing beauty or expression of the designer. Of the more than one hundred experiments in communitarian living that proliferated in america during the nineteenth century, the united society of believers in christs second appearing, whose adherents are best known as shakers, is certainly one of the most interesting, successful, and enduring. Our catalog of shaker furniture describes our most popular pieces, prices, styles, and dimensions. The book also considers the powerful inspiration shaker design has provided for diverse modern and contemporary designers, including. In print for more than 20 years, these legendary and authoritative volumes have served as guides for cabinetmakers and antique. These same pieces may be built larger or smaller, narrower or wider, and finished in most any color for the same price as our standard offerings, and on occasion, a little less.
Shaker furniture made for the outside world or rescued from newly closed communities became highly coveted by collectors. If you have found your way onto the woodworking daily blog list, it may have been via our free woodworking plans page. When it comes to shaker style furniture, less is more and plain rules over fancy. This book is a collection of furniture made by members of this remarkable american religious sect.
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