Over the past couple of years, we’ve noticed Shaker design trending in restaurants and cafes (see 8 Ideas to Borrow from The Commerce Inn in NYC for particularly compelling evidence). And it makes sense: The Shakers created systems of thoughtful order for living—and eating—communally, so why not apply their vision to these, our modern-day gathering spaces?
Canadian interiors firm Ste. Marie is deft at creating singular spaces to eat, drink, and celebrate (see St. Lawrence in Vancouver: A Sultry, Blue-Hued Bistro, Right Out of a Painting), and when they took on the project of making a space for Flourist—a small-batch, community-based flour mill founded by Janna Bishop, a clothing designer, and Shira McDermott, a food industry expert—they drew from “the 18th century Shaker communities’ guiding principles of simplicity, utility and honesty.”
Join us for a look—and see how many Shaker details you can spot.
Photography by Conrad Brown, courtesy of Ste. Marie.
For more Shaker-inspired spaces, see:
- 8 Ideas to Borrow from the Shaker-Inspired Commerce Inn in NYC
- American Style in Marseille: Studio Classico Designs a Shaker-Inspired Bakery
- Scandi Meets Shaker in a Parisian Japanese Restaurant by LSL Architects
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