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)

Psalm 133 and frame, 1966

George Nakashima and Ben Shahn

Psalm 133 and frame, 1966

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early and important Trestle dining table, 1957

George Nakashima

early and important Trestle dining table, 1957

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Slab coffee table, 1967

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table, 1967

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Wepman occasional table, 1975

George Nakashima

Wepman occasional table, 1975

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SET OF EIGHT 'CONOID' DINING CHAIRS

George Nakashima

SET OF EIGHT 'CONOID' DINING CHAIRS

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Suite de trois chaises de bar, 1978

George Nakashima

Suite de trois chaises de bar, 1978

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Cabinet suspendu

George Nakashima

Cabinet suspendu

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Paire de chevets, 1960

George Nakashima

Paire de chevets, 1960

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Banc, 1965

George Nakashima

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Table basse, 2012

George Nakashima

Table basse, 2012

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Frenchman's Cove, 1967

George Nakashima

Frenchman's Cove, 1967

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Table basse, 1960

George Nakashima

Table basse, 1960

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Cabinet, 1962

George Nakashima

Cabinet, 1962

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Cabinet, 1950

George Nakashima

Cabinet, 1950

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Conoid Chair, 1940–1990

George Nakashima

Conoid Chair, 1940–1990

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Conoid, 1974

George Nakashima

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Bufft, 1960

George Nakashima

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Suite de quatre fauteuils Captain et table, 1960

George Nakashima

Suite de quatre fauteuils Captain et table, 1960

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Minguren II, 1940–1990

George Nakashima

Minguren II, 1940–1990

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Etagère, 1975

George Nakashima

Etagère, 1975

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Table basse, 1960

George Nakashima

Table basse, 1960

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Conoid cross-legged, 1970

George Nakashima

Conoid cross-legged, 1970

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Daybed, 1959

George Nakashima

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Bibliothèque, 1980

George Nakashima

Bibliothèque, 1980

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