SHAKER STYLE: Form, Function, and Furniture

SHAKER STYLE: Form, Function, and Furniture

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Book Description
This beautifully documented, authoritative overview of this Shaker form and function showcases the 200-year-old sect's eloquent minimalist style, which blends seamlessly into today's modern design aesthetic. Illustrated with historical and contemporary photos in black-and-white and color, it explores furniture, architecture, interior spaces, arts, crafts, and textiles. Sharon Koomler is curator of collections at Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

SHAKER STYLE: Form, Function, and Furniture,Sharon Duane Koomler,Running Press Book Publishers,0762407190,Sale Books,Decorating - General,Design - General,Domestic,Interior Design - Style Books

Book Contents:

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7. The Architecture of John Lautner
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9. The British Country House in the Eighteenth Century
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