In 1984 Sister Mildred Barker opined, "I almost expect to be remembered as a chair, or a table"1: an allusion to the furniture, for all the chairs, that popularly stand proxy for the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, a.k.a. the Shakers, to whose members Sister Mildred Barker belonged. Furniture, chairs, that for all their charms, and the great many convincing arguments in their favour, tend to restrict the popular view of and on the Shakers and thereby to limit popular
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The etymology of June is most commonly traced back to the Latin Iūnō, a word implying vigorous, youthful energy, which is exactly what you should, will, leave any good architecture and/or design exhibition pumped with on account of the impulses, stimulations and questionings that exhibition has given you in return for your entrance fee. And a vigorous, youthful energy that is very much in demand in these days of ours. Our five recommended locations for reviving your personal Iūnō, and by
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