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.

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Double Chest of Drawers

George Nakashima

Double Chest of Drawers

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Single Chest of Drawers

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Single Chest of Drawers

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Set of four Grass-Seated chairs, 1956

George Nakashima

Set of four Grass-Seated chairs, 1956

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Turned-leg dining table, 1956

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Turned-leg dining table, 1956

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Fine coffee table, 1956

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Fine coffee table, 1956

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Bench with drawers, 1962

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Bench with drawers, 1962

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Trestle dining table, 1962

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Trestle dining table, 1962

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King-size headboard, 1962

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King-size headboard, 1962

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Bench, 1958

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Bench, 1958

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Special wall-hanging cabinet, 1960

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Special wall-hanging cabinet, 1960

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Sliding Door cabinet, 1960

George Nakashima

Sliding Door cabinet, 1960

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Sliding Door cabinet, 1960

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Sliding Door cabinet, 1960

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Sliding Door cabinet, 1960

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Sliding Door cabinet, 1960

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Set of eight single-slab seat Conoid chairs, 1984

George Nakashima

Set of eight single-slab seat Conoid chairs, 1984

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Greenrock stool, 1984

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Greenrock stool, 1984

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Greenrock stool, 1984

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Greenrock stool, 1984

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Rare Bahut cabinet, 1962

George Nakashima

Rare Bahut cabinet, 1962

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Set of eight Captain's chairs, 1974

George Nakashima

Set of eight Captain's chairs, 1974

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Boat-shaped Turned Leg dining table, 1958

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Boat-shaped Turned Leg dining table, 1958

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Hanging Wall Case, 1957

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Hanging Wall Case, 1957

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Hanging Wall Case, 1965

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Hanging Wall Case, 1965

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Fine side tables, 1973

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Fine side tables, 1973

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Plank Headboard and full-size Platform Frame, 1978

George Nakashima

Plank Headboard and full-size Platform Frame, 1978

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Conoid bench, 1976

George Nakashima

Conoid bench, 1976

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