George Nakashima

(American, 1905–1990)

George Nakashima was a celebrated American woodworker and furniture-maker. He is best known for his involvement in the American Craft movement and for his mastery of traditional Japanese hand tools and joinery techniques. Some of his most acclaimed works are his large tables made from singular wood slabs with irregular natural edges, elegantly held together by a few small butterfly joints. Born on May 24, 1905 in Spokane, WA to Japanese immigrant parents, he went on to earn a master’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1931. Nakashima later toured the architecture of Japan, where he also worked under the Czech-American architect Antonin Raymond, a collaborator of Frank Lloyd Wright. He produced 200 commissioned pieces for Nelson Rockefeller in 1973, and his property in New Hope, PA was designated a US National Historic Landmark in 2014. Nakashima died on June 15, 1990 in New Hope, PA.

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

Arlyn table from the Arlyn room, Melody Woods III, Princeton, New Jersey, 1988
Sold price: 822,400 USD

George Nakashima Artworks

George Nakashima (6,359 results)

Four-legged high chair, 1977

George Nakashima

Four-legged high chair, 1977

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Pair of bedside tables, 1965

George Nakashima

Pair of bedside tables, 1965

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Pair of stools, 1954

George Nakashima

Pair of stools, 1954

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Rocking chair, 1980

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Rocking chair, 1980

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"Minguren II" Dining table, 1982

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Cabinet, 1972

George Nakashima

Cabinet, 1972

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"Minguren" Side table, 1977

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Cabinet, 1958

George Nakashima

Cabinet, 1958

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"Cushion Lounge" Pair of lounge chairs, 1959

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"New" Set of twelve chairs, 1970

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Bench, 1987

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Coffee table , 1980–1989

George Nakashima

Coffee table , 1980–1989

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Models

George Nakashima

Models "Conoid" and "Seagrasss" Desk..., 1970–1973

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"Seagrass" Set of twelve chairs , 1954–1957

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"Conoid" Dining table with extensions, 1965

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"Minguren II" Dining table, 1985

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Chest of drawers, 1962

George Nakashima

Chest of drawers, 1962

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"Minguren II" Coffee table, 1972

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"Frenchman's Cove II" Dining table, 1983

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"Single-Arm" Armchair, 1959

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Sofa, 1960

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Double chest of drawers, 1958

George Nakashima

Double chest of drawers, 1958

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Bench, 1964

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Q Bench, 1971

George Nakashima

Q Bench, 1971

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