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)

Wall-mounted cabinet, 1958

George Nakashima

Wall-mounted cabinet, 1958

Sale Date: March 28, 2013

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Portsmouth End Tables (pair), 1960

George Nakashima

Portsmouth End Tables (pair), 1960

Sale Date: March 28, 2013

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Banquette, 1959

George Nakashima

Banquette, 1959

Sale Date: March 20, 2013

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Rectangular End Table with Shelf, 1963

George Nakashima

Rectangular End Table with Shelf, 1963

Sale Date: March 3, 2013

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Conoid chairs (pair), 1969

George Nakashima

Conoid chairs (pair), 1969

Sale Date: March 3, 2013

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New chairs (pair), 1967

George Nakashima

New chairs (pair), 1967

Sale Date: March 3, 2013

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Lounge Chair, 1963

George Nakashima

Lounge Chair, 1963

Sale Date: March 3, 2013

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Origins console (No. 265-W) and mirror, 1960

George Nakashima

Origins console (No. 265-W) and mirror, 1960

Sale Date: March 3, 2013

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Origins full size headboard (model 292), 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Origins full size headboard (model 292), 1960–1969

Sale Date: March 3, 2013

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Origins dresser and mirror, 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Origins dresser and mirror, 1960–1969

Sale Date: March 3, 2013

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Tall Origins dresser, 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Tall Origins dresser, 1960–1969

Sale Date: March 3, 2013

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Double dresser, 1959

George Nakashima

Double dresser, 1959

Sale Date: March 3, 2013

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Dining table and Captain's chairs (5 works), 1980

George Nakashima

Dining table and Captain's chairs (5 works), 1980

Sale Date: March 3, 2013

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New chairs (set of 8), 1964

George Nakashima

New chairs (set of 8), 1964

Sale Date: March 3, 2013

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Custom bench with drawers, 1962

George Nakashima

Custom bench with drawers, 1962

Sale Date: March 3, 2013

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Q bench and plank stool

George Nakashima

Q bench and plank stool

Sale Date: March 3, 2013

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Nightstand

George Nakashima

Sale Date: March 3, 2013

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Full-size headboard, 1973

George Nakashima

Full-size headboard, 1973

Sale Date: March 3, 2013

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Wall Hanging Case, 1954

George Nakashima

Wall Hanging Case, 1954

Sale Date: March 3, 2013

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Hanging Wall Case, 1962

George Nakashima

Hanging Wall Case, 1962

Sale Date: March 3, 2013

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Hanging Wall Case, 1974

George Nakashima

Hanging Wall Case, 1974

Sale Date: March 3, 2013

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Three amoeba three-legged tables, 1954

George Nakashima

Three amoeba three-legged tables, 1954

Sale Date: March 3, 2013

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Table Lamp, 1977

George Nakashima

Table Lamp, 1977

Sale Date: March 3, 2013

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Double dresser, 1967–1968

George Nakashima

Double dresser, 1967–1968

Sale Date: March 3, 2013

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