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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Custom turned-leg bridge table

George Nakashima

Custom turned-leg bridge table

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Sliding Door cabinet

George Nakashima

Sliding Door cabinet

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Sliding Door cabinet

George Nakashima

Sliding Door cabinet

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Tiered coffee table

George Nakashima

Tiered coffee table

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Conoid dining table

George Nakashima

Conoid dining table

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Sliding Door cabinet

George Nakashima

Sliding Door cabinet

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Eight Grass-Seated chairs

George Nakashima

Eight Grass-Seated chairs

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Fine and unusual side table

George Nakashima

Fine and unusual side table

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Minguren side table

George Nakashima

Minguren side table

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Lounge chair and side table

George Nakashima

Lounge chair and side table

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Pair of Greenrock stools

George Nakashima

Pair of Greenrock stools

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Tall dresser

George Nakashima

Tall dresser

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Dresser

George Nakashima

Dresser

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Wall shelf

George Nakashima

Wall shelf

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Fine Minguren coffee table

George Nakashima

Fine Minguren coffee table

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Exceptional set of six Conoid dining chairs with

George Nakashima

Exceptional set of six Conoid dining chairs with

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Fine Minguren I dining table

George Nakashima

Fine Minguren I dining table

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Pair of Conoid chairs

George Nakashima

Pair of Conoid chairs

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Dining table

George Nakashima

Dining table

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Two Single Arm Cushion sofas

George Nakashima

Two Single Arm Cushion sofas

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Cushion sofa

George Nakashima

Cushion sofa

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Pair of lounge chairs

George Nakashima

Pair of lounge chairs

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Slab coffee table

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table

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Sliding Door cabinet

George Nakashima

Sliding Door cabinet

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