Posts Tagged ‘shakers’

Keeping The Faith in Furniture with the Shakers and the Amish- How Religion Influenced Designs in America (part 2)

Monday, July 27th, 2009

 The Amish arrived in America around 1730. A group of the descendants of the Anabaptists, which include Amish and Mennonites, settled near Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  William Penn had began a ‘holy experiment’ in religious tolerance and welcomed these European immigrants. Although the most popularized, the Pennsylvania Amish are not the largest group of U.S. In [...]

Keeping The Faith in Furniture with the Shakers and the Amish- How Religion Influenced Designs in America (part 1)

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

 Historians following the trends of the furniture industry can attest that furniture styles and their designers are virtual archives of an era. The economy of the time, the availability of supplies and tools and most surprising, the politics and religion of the time all influenced home décor. Religion and the organizations that formed around each [...]

Tips To Buying Hand Crafted Hardwood Furniture by the Amish: A Brief Definition of Case Goods

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Absolutely no manufacturer of home or office furniture makes finer case goods than the Amish craftsmen of Northern Indiana. Understanding how a great case good item is designed and constructed will insure you have chosen your pieces wisely. Furniture is divided into two basic construction categories – upholstered furnishings and case goods. A case good [...]

The Shaker Community and Clocks

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

The Amish re-create Shaker designs in hardwood Grandfather inspired clocks for modern homes of today. Built in oak, maple, cherry or hickory these multi-drawered beauties will fit in design themes from country to modern. It is interesting that while these clocks are an honorable remembrance of the Shakers these same handsome long case clocks and [...]