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)

Dining Table

George Nakashima

Sale Date: April 26, 2015

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Lounge chair, One-Piece seat, 1975

George Nakashima

Lounge chair, One-Piece seat, 1975

Sale Date: April 29, 2015

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Trestle dining table with two extension leaves, 1966

George Nakashima

Trestle dining table with two extension leaves, 1966

Sale Date: April 29, 2015

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Triple Cabinet, 1957

George Nakashima

Triple Cabinet, 1957

Sale Date: April 11, 2015

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Burl Wood Lamp

George Nakashima

Burl Wood Lamp

Sale Date: April 11, 2015

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Origins gentleman's cabinet, model 214, 1958

George Nakashima

Origins gentleman's cabinet, model 214, 1958

Sale Date: March 26, 2015

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desk, model 246, 1950

George Nakashima

desk, model 246, 1950

Sale Date: March 26, 2015

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tea cart, 1960

George Nakashima

tea cart, 1960

Sale Date: March 26, 2015

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Coffe table, 1970

George Nakashima

Coffe table, 1970

Sale Date: February 28, 2015

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Frenchman's Cove Dining Table

George Nakashima

Frenchman's Cove Dining Table

Sale Date: March 13, 2015

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Hanging Wall Case

George Nakashima

Hanging Wall Case

Sale Date: March 13, 2015

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Frenchman’s cove

George Nakashima

Frenchman’s cove

Sale Date: February 10, 2015

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Miroir

George Nakashima

Sale Date: February 10, 2015

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Table basse

George Nakashima

Sale Date: February 10, 2015

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Fauteuil et ottoman

George Nakashima

Fauteuil et ottoman

Sale Date: February 10, 2015

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Fauteuil et ottoman

George Nakashima

Fauteuil et ottoman

Sale Date: February 10, 2015

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Commode

George Nakashima

Sale Date: February 10, 2015

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Conoid

George Nakashima

Sale Date: February 10, 2015

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Table basse

George Nakashima

Sale Date: February 10, 2015

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Commode

George Nakashima

Sale Date: February 10, 2015

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R Bench

George Nakashima

Sale Date: February 10, 2015

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Buffet

George Nakashima

Sale Date: February 10, 2015

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Slab

George Nakashima

Sale Date: February 10, 2015

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Minguren I coffee table, 1967

George Nakashima

Minguren I coffee table, 1967

Sale Date: March 4, 2015

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