In spring 2025, the Vitra Design Museum will present a major exhibition about the unique design culture fostered in the United States by the Shakers. Established in the eighteenth century, this free church community embraced social equality, egalitarianism, and communalism. The design philosophy that sprang from their ideals and the radically simple and functional objects produced in the Shaker community have been critical in shaping modern design, inspiring generations of designers, artists, and architects. In the face of the crises and conflicts that confront us today, the Shakers’ combination of utopianism and pragmatism proves its enduring relevance. Designed by Formafantasma, the exhibition will feature numerous fascinating Shaker objects illuminating their cultural context while a selection of contemporary art and design positions will engage the Shaker legacy in an exciting dialogue.
The Shakers: A World In the Making
This exhibition is available in
German
English
Vitra Design Museum
Address
Vitra Design Museum
Charles-Eames-Straße 2
79576
Weil am Rhein
+49 7621 70 23 200
Opening hours
Events in this museum
Event
-
EVENT (DE) | 28 September, 26 October, 30 November 2024; 25 January, 22 February 2025 10 am, Vitra Design Museum Inspired by the exhibition »Nike: Form Follows Motion«, the Vitra Design Museum, in ...
Event
SPECIAL DAY | Sunday, 23 February 2025 Guided Tours: 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm (30 mins) Drop-In Workshop: 11 am-15 pm Vitra Schaudepot On your marks, get set, go! Which shoe will help you run the ...
Event
TALK (EN) 20 March 2025|6:30 pm, Schaudepot Luis Barragán (1902–1988) is regarded as the most important Mexican architect of the twentieth century. Renowned for his minimalist yet sensitive approach ...
Event
-
SPECIAL DAY | Sunday, 24 November 2024 and 23 March 2025 Family Tours: 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm , 2 pm (30 mins) Drop-in Workshop: 11 am–3 pm Vitra Schaudepot When people in the past imagined the future ...
Event
-
Saturday | 5 October 2024 and 29 March 2025 10:30 am, Vitra Schaudepot Affordable design for all – this idea, which is as old as design itself, has lost none of its relevance. Berlin-based architect ...
Event
-
Education plays an important part at the Vitra Design Museum. A specially trained team develops specific educational activities that are tailored to audience´s needs and enable visitors of different ...