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)

Sliding Door Cabinet, 1955, 1955

George Nakashima

Sliding Door Cabinet, 1955, 1955

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Set of five Mira high chairs, 1954, 1954

George Nakashima

Set of five Mira high chairs, 1954, 1954

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Nine Mira chairs, 1953–1962

George Nakashima

Nine Mira chairs, 1953–1962

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Turned-Leg dining table, 1958, 1958

George Nakashima

Turned-Leg dining table, 1958, 1958

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Turned Leg Desk with Pedestal

George Nakashima

Turned Leg Desk with Pedestal

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Bench, 1967, 1967

George Nakashima

Bench, 1967, 1967

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Fine Conoid coffee table, 1972, 1972

George Nakashima

Fine Conoid coffee table, 1972, 1972

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Corner shelf, 1973, 1973

George Nakashima

Corner shelf, 1973, 1973

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Double Pedestal Desk, 1964, 1964

George Nakashima

Double Pedestal Desk, 1964, 1964

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Rare and exceptional Minguren I coffee..., 1973

George Nakashima

Rare and exceptional Minguren I coffee..., 1973

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Sliding Door Cabinet, 1957, 1957

George Nakashima

Sliding Door Cabinet, 1957, 1957

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Single Chest of Drawers, 1959, 1959

George Nakashima

Single Chest of Drawers, 1959, 1959

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Wohl side table, 1958, 1958

George Nakashima

Wohl side table, 1958, 1958

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Wohl side table, 1958, 1958

George Nakashima

Wohl side table, 1958, 1958

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Turned-Leg dining table, 1959, 1959

George Nakashima

Turned-Leg dining table, 1959, 1959

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Set of six New chairs, one arm- and five..., 1959

George Nakashima

Set of six New chairs, one arm- and five..., 1959

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Large exceptional Bench with Back, 1957, 1957

George Nakashima

Large exceptional Bench with Back, 1957, 1957

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Trestle table, 1987, 1987

George Nakashima

Trestle table, 1987, 1987

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Set of four New Chairs with single-slab..., 1986

George Nakashima

Set of four New Chairs with single-slab..., 1986

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Large Quadruple Sliding Door Cabinet

George Nakashima

Large Quadruple Sliding Door Cabinet

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Minguren I coffee table, 1976, 1976

George Nakashima

Minguren I coffee table, 1976, 1976

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Dresser

George Nakashima

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Fine coffee table

George Nakashima

Fine coffee table

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Exceptional Conoid bench

George Nakashima

Exceptional Conoid bench

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