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By: Carsonified » Daniel Burka on Beautiful-Necessary-Useful Design

Carsonified » Daniel Burka on Beautiful-Necessary-Useful Design — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:30:38 +0000

[...] with interaction design, but I’m also heavily interested in graphic design. Joshua Porter posted a fantastic quote from the furniture-making Shakers that echoes my design philosophy: â€œDonâ€™t make something [...]

By: Travel and Design » The Shaker Philosophy- thought of the day

Travel and Design » The Shaker Philosophy- thought of the day — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:50:56 +0000

[...] http://bokardo.com/archives/the-shaker-design-philosophy/ [...]

By: Dustin Kidd

Dustin Kidd — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:46:56 +0000

Thanks for the information! =]

By: John Faircloth

John Faircloth — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:34:16 +0000

I think you have “missed the boat” in your assessment of Shaker philosophy concerning design.
Certainly the Shakers were consistent in their forms following their functions. However, there are far more profound principles, spiritual and theological, which guided their work and design.

To say that the Shakers are “extremely religious” is to miss the reality that they are first a spiritual people who happened to make furniture and distinctive crafts.

I think if you are interested in the principles of their design heritage, it would be good to first understand the Shakers as people and as people dedicated to God. I would like to suggest you consider a book of essays by Fr. Thomas Merton entitled “Seeking Paradise.”

By: The Creative Component Re-Design » Blog Archive » shakers know good design

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:06:26 +0000

[...] way of Joshua Porter’s Bokardo.com, I read the best design quote I’ve seen in a long [...]

By: web 2.0 blog

web 2.0 blog — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:12:42 +0000

The same applies to website design which is why I try to prioritize usability over aesthetics.

By: lilian

lilian — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:18:46 +0000

thanks for this article, it helped me with my research on shaker design history.
nb. does anyone know whether they used nails etc?

By: Shaker Design « Mindtracks

Shaker Design « Mindtracks — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:13:04 +0000

[...] by sharonb under Webdesign , Design Joshua Porter of Bokardo has written a small piece on The Shaker Design Philosophy which is based on the idea of Donâ€™t make something unless it is both necessary and useful; but if [...]

By: flyer

flyer — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:23:06 +0000

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By: Designer Furniture

Designer Furniture — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:28:07 +0000

I think it is essential for the designer furniture to be uniqe and beautiful, but at the same time practical and useful.

By: Michael M

Michael M — Sat, 12 May 2007 13:08:55 +0000

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