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)

GEORGE NAKASHIMA Sliding Door Cabinet, 1962

George Nakashima

GEORGE NAKASHIMA Sliding Door Cabinet, 1962

Sale Date: October 17, 2015

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Slat-Back Armchair And Ottoman

George Nakashima

Slat-Back Armchair And Ottoman

Sale Date: September 26, 2015

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Free Edge Side Table

George Nakashima

Free Edge Side Table

Sale Date: September 26, 2015

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Mira chairs (4), 1951–1952

George Nakashima

Mira chairs (4), 1951–1952

Sale Date: October 11, 2015

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Trestle table, 1954

George Nakashima

Trestle table, 1954

Sale Date: October 11, 2015

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Lounge chair, 1954

George Nakashima

Lounge chair, 1954

Sale Date: October 11, 2015

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Lounge chair, 1954

George Nakashima

Lounge chair, 1954

Sale Date: October 11, 2015

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Lounge chair, 1954

George Nakashima

Lounge chair, 1954

Sale Date: October 11, 2015

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Free-edge armchairs (2), 1973

George Nakashima

Free-edge armchairs (2), 1973

Sale Date: October 11, 2015

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Q Bench, 1961

George Nakashima

Q Bench, 1961

Sale Date: October 11, 2015

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Long chaise

George Nakashima

Sale Date: October 11, 2015

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Headboard, 1968

George Nakashima

Headboard, 1968

Sale Date: October 11, 2015

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Pair of Conoid Cushion lounge chairs, 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Pair of Conoid Cushion lounge chairs, 1960–1969

Sale Date: October 1, 2015

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Free edge, 1941

Studio of George Nakashima

Free edge, 1941

Sale Date: September 16, 2015

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Wepman Table, 2014

Studio of George Nakashima

Wepman Table, 2014

Sale Date: September 16, 2015

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Amoeba, 1951

Studio of George Nakashima

Sale Date: September 16, 2015

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Ensemble de deux tabourets, 2013

Studio of George Nakashima

Ensemble de deux tabourets, 2013

Sale Date: September 16, 2015

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Cantilevered, 2013

Studio of George Nakashima

Cantilevered, 2013

Sale Date: September 16, 2015

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Conoid Bench, 2015

Studio of George Nakashima

Conoid Bench, 2015

Sale Date: September 16, 2015

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Mira Mirror, 1958

Studio of George Nakashima

Mira Mirror, 1958

Sale Date: September 16, 2015

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Trois Plafonniers, 2013

Studio of George Nakashima

Trois Plafonniers, 2013

Sale Date: September 16, 2015

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Reflection, 2012

Studio of George Nakashima

Reflection, 2012

Sale Date: September 16, 2015

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Raibel, 2013

Studio of George Nakashima

Sale Date: September 16, 2015

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Lampe de bureau, 1961

George Nakashima

Lampe de bureau, 1961

Sale Date: September 16, 2015

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