Working on a paper for the upcoming Dublin Seminar entitled ‘building Harmony | constructing Color’ juxtaposing Shaker color and light uses in their buildings later used 20th century design principles.

“Color is an essential part of construction,” Elizabeth Burris-Meyer, ‘Historical Color Guide,’ 1938

 “We see colour as sort of building material, just like bricks and mortar,” says Catrina Stewart, director at OfficeS&M along with Hugh McEwen.  “It’s a very economical material that can really transform a space. It’s something that we explore right from the beginning, instead of designing first and adding colour later.”
[‘Talk of Tone’ by Felix Speller in 23/24 May 2026 House & Home section of the Financial Times]

Images from recent visit to South Union Shaker Village and Pleasant Hill Shaker Village. 

info on Dublin Seminar, HERE.