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

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Paire de fauteuils à un bras, 1963

George Nakashima

Paire de fauteuils à un bras, 1963

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Conoid, banc, 1961

George Nakashima

Conoid, banc, 1961

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Free edge buffet, 1960

George Nakashima

Free edge buffet, 1960

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Enfiade, 1965

George Nakashima

Enfiade, 1965

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Minguren I, 1975

George Nakashima

Minguren I, 1975

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Fauteuil, 1981

George Nakashima

Fauteuil, 1981

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Miroir, 1960

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Commode, 1960

George Nakashima

Commode, 1960

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Commode, 1950

George Nakashima

Commode, 1950

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Lounge Rocking chair à un bras, 1978

George Nakashima

Lounge Rocking chair à un bras, 1978

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Rocking Chair, 1977

George Nakashima

Rocking Chair, 1977

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Paire de canapés, 1960

George Nakashima

Paire de canapés, 1960

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Commode

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Conoid, ensemble de cinq chaises et un..., 1960

George Nakashima

Conoid, ensemble de cinq chaises et un..., 1960

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Table avec deux allonges, 1960

George Nakashima

Table avec deux allonges, 1960

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Bureau Cross Legged et chaise Grass Seated, 1960

George Nakashima

Bureau Cross Legged et chaise Grass Seated, 1960

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Etagère, 1969

George Nakashima

Etagère, 1969

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Ensemble de deux étagères, 1969

George Nakashima

Ensemble de deux étagères, 1969

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Slab table basse, 1950

George Nakashima

Slab table basse, 1950

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Table basse, 1961

George Nakashima

Table basse, 1961

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Conoid, ensemble de huit chaises, 1964–1965

George Nakashima

Conoid, ensemble de huit chaises, 1964–1965

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Conoid, table, 1960

George Nakashima

Conoid, table, 1960

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Paire de tables de chevet, 1963

George Nakashima

Paire de tables de chevet, 1963

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Lampadaire, 1965

George Nakashima

Lampadaire, 1965

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