Lately, a lot of talk has orbited the “New Minimalism,” a vogue captured and amplified by Kyle Chayka’s buzzy new book, The Longing for Less. “A new minimalistic material dimension is emerging that ...

Q. Shaker rocking chair This rocking chair from my mother's side of the family came to Oregon in a covered wagon. It has the original material and is worn in the seat/front edge. The back side ...

Ross Timberlake marks out a table at his Bethel furniture shop. The S. Timberlake Shaker and custom furniture company of Bethel provides visitors and customers a view of how wood is transformed into ...

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 ...

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 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 ...