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)

Coffee table, 1972

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1972

Sale Date: June 7, 2015

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Origins cabinet and mirror (2 works), 1959

George Nakashima

Origins cabinet and mirror (2 works), 1959

Sale Date: June 6, 2015

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Headboard, pair of nightstands (3 works), 1959

George Nakashima

Headboard, pair of nightstands (3 works), 1959

Sale Date: June 6, 2015

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Sundra dresser

George Nakashima

Sundra dresser

Sale Date: June 6, 2015

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Tall Origins dresser, 1959

George Nakashima

Tall Origins dresser, 1959

Sale Date: June 6, 2015

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A Group Of Four 'Conoid' Dining Chairs, , 1970–1979

George Nakashima

A Group Of Four 'Conoid' Dining Chairs, , 1970–1979

Sale Date: June 10, 2015

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A 'Frenchman's Cove' Dining Table, Circa 1972, 1972

George Nakashima

A 'Frenchman's Cove' Dining Table, Circa 1972, 1972

Sale Date: June 10, 2015

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A Cabinet, Circa 1970, 1970

George Nakashima

A Cabinet, Circa 1970, 1970

Sale Date: June 10, 2015

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A Coffee Table, 1950S, 1950–1959

George Nakashima

A Coffee Table, 1950S, 1950–1959

Sale Date: June 10, 2015

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A Coffee Table, 1978, 1978

George Nakashima

A Coffee Table, 1978, 1978

Sale Date: June 10, 2015

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Desk, 1959

George Nakashima

Sale Date: June 3, 2015

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Pair of Conoid Cushion Chairs, 1985

George Nakashima

Pair of Conoid Cushion Chairs, 1985

Sale Date: June 10, 2015

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Pedestal Desk, 1960–1979

George Nakashima

Pedestal Desk, 1960–1979

Sale Date: June 10, 2015

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Free Edge Headboard, 1963

George Nakashima

Free Edge Headboard, 1963

Sale Date: June 10, 2015

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Minguren I, 1985

George Nakashima

Minguren I, 1985

Sale Date: June 10, 2015

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Triple Sliding Door Cabinet, 1963

George Nakashima

Triple Sliding Door Cabinet, 1963

Sale Date: June 10, 2015

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Triple Sliding Door Cabinet

George Nakashima

Triple Sliding Door Cabinet

Sale Date: June 10, 2015

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Turned Leg Dining Table, 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Turned Leg Dining Table, 1960–1969

Sale Date: June 10, 2015

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Cushion Sofa, 1960–1979

George Nakashima

Cushion Sofa, 1960–1979

Sale Date: June 10, 2015

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Low Table

George Nakashima

Sale Date: June 10, 2015

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Pair of greenrock stools, 1983

George Nakashima

Pair of greenrock stools, 1983

Sale Date: June 9, 2015

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Pair of greenrock stools, 1980

George Nakashima

Pair of greenrock stools, 1980

Sale Date: June 9, 2015

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Conoid bench, 1980

George Nakashima

Conoid bench, 1980

Sale Date: June 9, 2015

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Table lamp, 1980

George Nakashima

Table lamp, 1980

Sale Date: June 9, 2015

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