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• Visions of Design: Parallels in Mid-Century Modern and Shaker Furniture

  • Start
    May 11, 2019
  • End
    March 22, 2020
  • Location
    Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road Harvard, Massachusetts 01451

  Fruitlands Museum

  102 Prospect Hill Road
  Harvard, Massachusetts 01451
  (978) 456.3924

  Printed from www.https://fruitlands.thetrustees.org/exhibition/visionsofdesign
  

  Visions of Design: Parallels in Mid-Century Modern and Shaker Furniture

  May 11, 2019 to March 22, 2020

  
  Lawrence Bloedel looking out to Mount Greylock;

  
  Hans Wegner, Chair, 1956, wood., F.149.1

  Visions of Design presents parallels found in Shaker furniture and Mid-century Modern furniture, with pieces drawn from Fruitlands Museum’s Shaker collection and from Field Farm in Williamstown, former home of avid modern art and furniture collectors Lawrence and Eleanor Pamedo Bloedel, which is now a six-room Bed and Breakfast. The Shakers, a religious communal society who settled throughout the eastern United States, flourishing in the mid-1800s, and the Modernists, recognized for their use of innovative aesthetic forms in the mid-twentieth century, were each inspired by close relationships with the landscape. Despite existing a century apart, their mutual sensitivity to place, materials, and intended use led both to prioritize purpose over decoration when creating and collecting furniture and art. The furniture and art in this exhibition may intrigue visitors to think differently about how the design of furniture evolves.

  In addition to comparison of these two collections, cabinetmaker Eli Cleveland, distinguished alumni of North Bennet Street School, Boston, will create replicas of three pieces of furniture in the exhibit, with yet-to-be assembled parts seeming to float in the center of the gallery, dramatically highlighting how the furniture was fabricated.

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• Workshop: Making Inlay Paterae

  • Start
    February 29, 2020
  • End
    March 01, 2020
  • Location
    The Furniture Institute of Massachusetts, 116 Water St., Beverly, MA 01915

  
  

  A 2-day workshop entitled "Making Inlay Paterae" is led by guild member Michael Patrick Wheeler at Phil Lowe's Furniture Institute of Massachusetts, 116 Water St., Beverly, MA.

  What's a patera?  One of the distinguishing features of furniture of the Federal Period (1780-1825) were small ornamental oval inlays known as "paterae".  In this class, Michael will demonstrate how to lay out, cut, hot sand shade, brand, color and assemble pieces of veneers into a patera.  Shells, flowers, eagles, and geometric shapes were some different expressions used to embellish the furniture of that period.  Students will come away with a well rounded knowledge of techniques used in the period and still use today.  Observe a simplified development process...

  

  Dates: The comprehensive, hands-on workshop will be held on February 29 and Mar 1, 2020; 9:00 - 5:00 both days.
  

  Location: Furniture Institute of Massachusetts, 116 Water St., Beverly, MA  01915
  

  Skill Level Required: Beginner/Intermittent.

  Tuition: $375.00 which includes materials.

  Registration: Call the Furniture Institute of Massachusetts at 1-978-922-0615.  To clarify any questions, you can reach Michael at 617.308.1799 or michaelpwheeler@icloud.com

  Tools/Supplies: Bring the basics and what you may have from the list below.  Michael will provide supplemental tools including:

  1. 12” Combination square

  2. X-Acto Knife & extra blades

  3. Pencils

  4. Ruler/straight edge

  5. 1/2” chisel     

  6. Jewelers saw using Niqua Superior Blades #2/OS

      (0.008 x 0.023 x 31TPI)

  7. Blue painters tape

  8. Glue stick

  9. Templates/Patterns

  10. Veneer Pins

  11. Butterboard

  12. Tweezers

  13. Garnet

  14. Colors/D

  15. Black & White Veneers, .09mm Thick

  16. Electric Hot Plate

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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