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)

End table, 1956

George Nakashima

End table, 1956

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Full-size storage headboard, 1956

George Nakashima

Full-size storage headboard, 1956

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Three-legged side table, 1957

George Nakashima

Three-legged side table, 1957

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Three-legged side table, 1961

George Nakashima

Three-legged side table, 1961

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King-size plank headboard, 1967

George Nakashima

King-size plank headboard, 1967

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Triple chest of drawers, 1965

George Nakashima

Triple chest of drawers, 1965

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Special triple sliding door cabinet, 1959

George Nakashima

Special triple sliding door cabinet, 1959

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Sideboard cabinet and hutch, 1969

George Nakashima

Sideboard cabinet and hutch, 1969

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Five new chairs (5 works), 1960–1961

George Nakashima

Five new chairs (5 works), 1960–1961

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Trestle dining table with extension, 1960–1961

George Nakashima

Trestle dining table with extension, 1960–1961

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Low bench, 1956

George Nakashima

Low bench, 1956

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Special hanging wall case, 1958

George Nakashima

Special hanging wall case, 1958

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Lounge chair with arm, 1986

George Nakashima

Lounge chair with arm, 1986

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Rocking chair with arm, 1976

George Nakashima

Rocking chair with arm, 1976

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Exceptional slab coffee table, 1967

George Nakashima

Exceptional slab coffee table, 1967

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George Nakashima table lamp, 1978

George Nakashima

George Nakashima table lamp, 1978

Sale Date: November 7, 2014

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Origins nightstands (pair), 1950–1959

George Nakashima

Origins nightstands (pair), 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 19, 2014

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Cushion settee

George Nakashima

Cushion settee

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Cushion lounge chair, 1956

George Nakashima

Cushion lounge chair, 1956

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Full-size Conoid bed, 1972

George Nakashima

Full-size Conoid bed, 1972

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Boat-shaped trestle dining table, 1962

George Nakashima

Boat-shaped trestle dining table, 1962

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Side table

George Nakashima

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Hanging wall case, 1959

George Nakashima

Hanging wall case, 1959

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Hanging wall case

George Nakashima

Hanging wall case

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