If you ever see a Shaker chair on “Antiques Roadshow,” the appraiser will probably go on about its design, the simple, clean lines, the sturdy craftsmanship, the strength of its ...

The personal cost paid for both passivity and action are weighed in Adam Bock's "The Shaker Chair," which has now been co-produced by Berkeley's Shotgun Players and San Francisco's Encore Theater ...

It isn't comfortable, the new owner of a Shaker chair confides early in Adam Bock's "The Shaker Chair" at Ashby Stage. The way Frances Lee McCain delivers the line, musing with quiet wonder on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Think of the stick shaker/pusher found in transport-category aircraft as a bit of a lazy pilot’s angle of attack indicator. Should the flying pilot become ...

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Later, Shaker aesthetics found their way into the works of artists like Ellsworth Kelly and Donald Judd, and even, many said, a 2018 Ikea chair by Virgil Abloh. “Shaker design is defined by ...

Years ago, I learned that the perfect drink comes from a well-invested cocktail shaker. After all, who wants to risk having the shaker stick together because it’s frozen with ice — a common ...

Theater review: A very good ‘Shaker Chair’ at… Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook; Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky; ...

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 ...