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)

Ultimo, 1997

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Table basse, 2015

Studio of George Nakashima

Table basse, 2015

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Tsuitate, 2013

Studio of George Nakashima

Tsuitate, 2013

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Conoid, 1960

Studio of George Nakashima

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Sunset Base, 2013

Studio of George Nakashima

Sunset Base, 2013

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Round Cluster-base, 2013

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Round Cluster-base, 2013

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Nakashima Greenrock, 1975

Studio of George Nakashima

Nakashima Greenrock, 1975

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Pour Edward Fields, 1959

George Nakashima

Pour Edward Fields, 1959

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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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Ensemble de trois étagères, 1969

George Nakashima

Ensemble de trois étagères, 1969

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Captain, 1962

George Nakashima

Captain, 1962

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Paire de chevets, 1970

George Nakashima

Paire de chevets, 1970

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Pour Mira Nakashima, 1942

George Nakashima

Pour Mira Nakashima, 1942

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Table et suite de quatre chaises modèle New..., 1963

George Nakashima

Table et suite de quatre chaises modèle New..., 1963

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Bureau et chaise Mira, 1963

George Nakashima

Bureau et chaise Mira, 1963

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Lounge Rocking-chair à un bras, 1976

George Nakashima

Lounge Rocking-chair à un bras, 1976

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Paire de tables de chevet, 1973

George Nakashima

Paire de tables de chevet, 1973

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Commode, 1957

George Nakashima

Commode, 1957

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Slab, 1959

George Nakashima

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Commode, 1963

George Nakashima

Commode, 1963

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Table d'appoint, 1960

George Nakashima

Table d'appoint, 1960

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Bureau à deux caissons et une chaise New chair, 1968

George Nakashima

Bureau à deux caissons et une chaise New chair, 1968

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Conoid Cross-legged end, 1967

George Nakashima

Conoid Cross-legged end, 1967

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