(2008 Honor Book Award Historic New England) Reaching a peak membership of 6000 in the years just before the Civil War the Shaker movement was the most extensive enduring and successful utopian society ever established in America. The Shakers were guided by the principles of utility honesty and order in both their work and worship and this belief system influenced the physical expression of the goods they produced for use at home and for sale outside their communities. With 180 color plates and 12 black and white figures this handsome book presents a wide array of extraordinarily fine examples of Shaker furniture household objects textiles religious drawings and items made to sell to the "world's people" (non-Shakers). It discusses Shaker design in relation to the furniture they constructed the products they sold their gift drawings and spirituality and their rejection of American Fancy design. The book also considers the powerful inspiration Shaker design has provided for diverse modern and contemporary designers including George Nakashima Roy McMakin Thomas Moser and Scandinavian furniture makers.

Shaker Tasarımı: Bu Dünya'nın Dışından
Amerikan iç savaşından hemen önceki yıllarda ortaya çıkmış Amerikan tarihinin bu en sıradışı ve ütopik tarikatının yaşam biçiminin inanç sisteminin fiziksel dışa vurumlarının ve bu alışkanlıklara göre oluşturdukları ürünlerin incelendiği sıradışı ve ödüllü bir kitap.