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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Commode, 1960

George Nakashima

Commode, 1960

Sale Date: April 27, 2016

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Commode, 1960

George Nakashima

Commode, 1960

Sale Date: April 27, 2016

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Buffet, 1970

George Nakashima

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Open bookcase, 1955

George Nakashima

Open bookcase, 1955

Sale Date: May 4, 2016

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Slab. Table basse à plateau de forme libre, 1971

George Nakashima

Slab. Table basse à plateau de forme libre, 1971

Sale Date: April 24, 2016

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Captain Suite de six fauteuils, 1965

George Nakashima

Captain Suite de six fauteuils, 1965

Sale Date: April 24, 2016

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Frenchman's Cove Table de salle à manger, 1966

George Nakashima

Frenchman's Cove Table de salle à manger, 1966

Sale Date: April 24, 2016

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Table basse à plateau de forme libre, 1976

George Nakashima

Table basse à plateau de forme libre, 1976

Sale Date: April 24, 2016

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SLAB COFFEE TABLE

George Nakashima

SLAB COFFEE TABLE

Sale Date: April 2, 2016

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Set of 4 Captain's Chairs, 1950

George Nakashima

Set of 4 Captain's Chairs, 1950

Sale Date: March 20, 2016

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Dresser, 1950

George Nakashima

Dresser, 1950

Sale Date: March 20, 2016

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Slab Coffee Table, 1950

George Nakashima

Slab Coffee Table, 1950

Sale Date: March 20, 2016

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Side Table, 1950

George Nakashima

Side Table, 1950

Sale Date: March 20, 2016

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Center Table, 1950

George Nakashima

Center Table, 1950

Sale Date: March 20, 2016

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Double Dresser, 1950

George Nakashima

Double Dresser, 1950

Sale Date: March 20, 2016

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A SET OF FOUR GRASS-SEATED CHAIRS, 1941

George Nakashima

A SET OF FOUR GRASS-SEATED CHAIRS, 1941

Sale Date: March 22, 2016

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Turned Leg dining table, 1965

George Nakashima

Turned Leg dining table, 1965

Sale Date: March 24, 2016

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Grass-Seated chairs, pair, 1965

George Nakashima

Grass-Seated chairs, pair, 1965

Sale Date: March 24, 2016

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Mira stools, set of four, 1961

George Nakashima

Mira stools, set of four, 1961

Sale Date: March 24, 2016

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Conoid bench, 1979

George Nakashima

Conoid bench, 1979

Sale Date: March 24, 2016

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New Chair Rocker without Arms, 1964

George Nakashima

New Chair Rocker without Arms, 1964

Sale Date: March 24, 2016

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Mira chairs, set of eight, 1965

George and Mira Nakashima

Mira chairs, set of eight, 1965

Sale Date: March 24, 2016

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Minguren I dining table, 1965

George Nakashima

Minguren I dining table, 1965

Sale Date: March 24, 2016

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Conoid desk, 1975

George Nakashima

Conoid desk, 1975

Sale Date: March 24, 2016

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