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)

Mira Chairs (set of 4 works), 1956

George Nakashima

Mira Chairs (set of 4 works), 1956

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Grass-Seated chairs (set of 4), 1957

George Nakashima

Grass-Seated chairs (set of 4), 1957

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Origins cabinet with vitrine (No. 205), 1950–1959

George Nakashima

Origins cabinet with vitrine (No. 205), 1950–1959

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Coffee table (No. 200-84W), 1961

George Nakashima

Coffee table (No. 200-84W), 1961

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Trestle dining table, 1964

George Nakashima

Trestle dining table, 1964

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Fine transitional Minguren II coffee table, 1990

George and Mira Nakashima

Fine transitional Minguren II coffee table, 1990

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End Table, 1973

George Nakashima

End Table, 1973

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Hanging Wall Shelf with drawers, 1962

George Nakashima

Hanging Wall Shelf with drawers, 1962

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Shelves (4 works)

George Nakashima

Shelves (4 works)

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Slab II coffee table, 1963

George Nakashima

Slab II coffee table, 1963

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Transitional Greenrock stools (4 works), 1990

George and Mira Nakashima

Transitional Greenrock stools (4 works), 1990

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Kogel table, 1978

George Nakashima

Kogel table, 1978

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Greenrock ottoman, 1988

George Nakashima

Greenrock ottoman, 1988

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Turned Leg dining table, 1957

George Nakashima

Turned Leg dining table, 1957

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Four drawer dresser, 1965

George Nakashima

Four drawer dresser, 1965

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Four drawer dresser, 1962

George Nakashima

Four drawer dresser, 1962

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Plank headboard, 1963

George Nakashima

Plank headboard, 1963

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Triple Dresser, 1963

George Nakashima

Triple Dresser, 1963

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Minguren I center table, 1967

George Nakashima

Minguren I center table, 1967

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Single Pedestal Desk, 1962

George Nakashima

Single Pedestal Desk, 1962

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Fine Minguren I coffee table, 1975

George Nakashima

Fine Minguren I coffee table, 1975

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Persian Cross Legged desk with chest of..., 1976

George Nakashima

Persian Cross Legged desk with chest of..., 1976

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Double dresser, 1973

George Nakashima

Double dresser, 1973

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Frenchman's Cove dining table, 1973

George Nakashima

Frenchman's Cove dining table, 1973

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