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)

Picture frame I with mirror

George Nakashima

Picture frame I with mirror

Sale Date: May 19, 2013

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Two-tier table, 1960

George Nakashima

Two-tier table, 1960

Sale Date: May 19, 2013

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Cushion lounge chair with arms (2 works), 1958

George Nakashima

Cushion lounge chair with arms (2 works), 1958

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Platform bed

George Nakashima

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Chests (2 works), 1955

George Nakashima

Chests (2 works), 1955

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Coffee table

George Nakashima

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Free-edge armchair

George Nakashima

Free-edge armchair

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Table lamp II, 1961

George Nakashima

Table lamp II, 1961

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Coffee table

George Nakashima

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Lampe de table, 1960

George Nakashima

Lampe de table, 1960

Sale Date: May 21, 2013

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Table basse Minguren, 1974

George Nakashima

Table basse Minguren, 1974

Sale Date: May 21, 2013

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Sundra occasional table

George Nakashima

Sundra occasional table

Sale Date: April 6, 2013

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Bar stool

George Nakashima

Sale Date: April 6, 2013

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Foot stools (pair)

George Nakashima

Foot stools (pair)

Sale Date: April 6, 2013

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Bench, 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Bench, 1960–1969

Sale Date: April 8, 2013

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Wepman Occasional Table, 1940–1949

George Nakashima

Wepman Occasional Table, 1940–1949

Sale Date: April 8, 2013

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Spindle Back lounge chair, 1955

George Nakashima

Spindle Back lounge chair, 1955

Sale Date: March 30, 2013

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Conoid bench with Back, 1964

George Nakashima

Conoid bench with Back, 1964

Sale Date: March 28, 2013

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Origins occasional tables model 282 (pair), 1959

George Nakashima

Origins occasional tables model 282 (pair), 1959

Sale Date: March 28, 2013

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Grass-seated chairs (set of 4), 1941

George Nakashima

Grass-seated chairs (set of 4), 1941

Sale Date: March 28, 2013

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Coffee table, model 200-84W, 1960

George Nakashima

Coffee table, model 200-84W, 1960

Sale Date: March 28, 2013

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Single-pedestal desk, 1964

George Nakashima

Single-pedestal desk, 1964

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Free Form Hanging Wall shelf, 1971

George Nakashima

Free Form Hanging Wall shelf, 1971

Sale Date: March 28, 2013

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Mirror, 1962

George Nakashima

Sale Date: March 28, 2013

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