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 cross bars 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 ...

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 life's ...

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 ...

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 ...

Japanese designer Jin Kuramoto referenced furniture of the 18th century to create a Shaker-style chair for furniture brand Arflex. Designed to capture the "history and charm" of Shaker design, the ...

MARION LOVES her new chair. It’s a beautiful wood straight back with woven seats. It’s a copy of a Shaker chair, and although she finds it beautiful, Marion admits that the chair isn’t very ...

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 ...

SURE ADAM BOCK misses his friends in the Bay Area. But the Canadian playwright, who moved from San Francisco to New York about five years ago, really misses the food. “Food in San Francisco is so ...