Minimalism vs Shaker Design
ミニマリズム / シェーカー・デザイン
Minimalism comes from Functionalism and Shaker Design from Furniture and Interiors. Both are read here as style. They are reached for with some of the same intent, which is where they get confused.
Minimalism
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Removes elements to maximize the meaning and tension of what remains.
Shaker Design
Plainness practiced as an article of faith by the Shaker communities of the United States. With ornament refused, their furniture and rooms were arrived at through use and honest workmanship alone, anticipating functionalism and Scandinavian design.
| Minimalism | Shaker Design | |
|---|---|---|
| Era | 1960s– | 1780s–1900s |
| Family | Functionalism | Furniture and Interiors |
| Kind | Style | Style |
| Cues | Vast white space / Few elements / Quiet color / Precise spacing | Ornament fully renounced / Peg-rail walls / Light, precise furniture / Perfection as labor |
| Best used for | Focusing attention on a single value · Letting quality speak quietly | Clearing a small home by planning walls and storage as one · Making undecorated wooden furniture meant as a model of long use |
| Type | A light sans-serif or a well-cut serif | Pare members thin and let chamfers and proportion carry the expression |
| Composition | One message, one focal point, wide margins | Run a peg rail high around the walls and keep floors clear |
| Material | Nearly achromatic; texture in exactly one place | Solid timber, thin finish, minimal hardware, the same precision behind |
| Caution | Missing information is not minimal. Decide priorities before you cut. | Copying the plain shapes while lowering the standard of joinery and finish yields cheap furniture without the belief behind it, reading as poor rather than modest. |