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)

Dining Table, 1961–1962

George Nakashima

Dining Table, 1961–1962

Sale Date: December 15, 2016

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Two Settees, 1950–1959

George Nakashima

Two Settees, 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 15, 2016

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Low Table, 1976

George Nakashima

Low Table, 1976

Sale Date: December 15, 2016

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Rare coffee table with special early variant , 1966

George Nakashima

Rare coffee table with special early variant , 1966

Sale Date: December 13, 2016

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Cabinet, 1960

George Nakashima

Cabinet, 1960

Sale Date: December 3, 2016

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Coffee table, 1962

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1962

Sale Date: December 3, 2016

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Coffee table, 1962

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1962

Sale Date: December 3, 2016

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Origins armchair, 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Origins armchair, 1960–1969

Sale Date: December 3, 2016

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Sliding door hanging cabinet, 1960

George Nakashima

Sliding door hanging cabinet, 1960

Sale Date: December 3, 2016

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New Chairs Suite de quatre chaises, 1960

George Nakashima

New Chairs Suite de quatre chaises, 1960

Sale Date: November 28, 2016

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Woodruff Table, 1956

George Nakashima

Woodruff Table, 1956

Sale Date: November 28, 2016

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Cabinet à suspendre à deux portes coulissantes, 1965

George Nakashima

Cabinet à suspendre à deux portes coulissantes, 1965

Sale Date: November 28, 2016

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Turned leg dining table, 1957

George Nakashima

Turned leg dining table, 1957

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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Grass-Seated chairs, set of six, 1957

George Nakashima

Grass-Seated chairs, set of six, 1957

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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Greenrock console table, 1977

George Nakashima

Greenrock console table, 1977

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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trundle bed, 1958

George Nakashima

trundle bed, 1958

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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Slab coffee table, 1959

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table, 1959

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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cabinet, 1958

George Nakashima

cabinet, 1958

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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cabinet, 1958

George Nakashima

cabinet, 1958

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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New chairs, set of six, 1959

George Nakashima

New chairs, set of six, 1959

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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Trestle dining table, 1959

George Nakashima

Trestle dining table, 1959

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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Minguren I coffee table, 1986

George Nakashima

Minguren I coffee table, 1986

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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Pedestal table, 1966

George Nakashima

Pedestal table, 1966

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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Grass-Seated chairs, set of four, 1966

George Nakashima

Grass-Seated chairs, set of four, 1966

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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