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)

Tall dresser, 1959

George Nakashima

Tall dresser, 1959

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Fine king-size Plank Headboard, 1959

George Nakashima

Fine king-size Plank Headboard, 1959

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Minguren II coffee table, 1974

George Nakashima

Minguren II coffee table, 1974

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Double cabinet, 1956

George Nakashima

Double cabinet, 1956

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Two Portsmouth End Tables, 1961

George Nakashima

Two Portsmouth End Tables, 1961

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Greenrock stool, 1977–1978

George Nakashima

Greenrock stool, 1977–1978

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Settee, 1966

George Nakashima

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Cushion sofa, 1966

George Nakashima

Cushion sofa, 1966

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Conoid bench, 1981–1982

George Nakashima

Conoid bench, 1981–1982

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Kent Hall floor lamp

George Nakashima

Kent Hall floor lamp

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Conoid dining chairs (set of 6), 1971–1972

George Nakashima

Conoid dining chairs (set of 6), 1971–1972

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Conoid dining table, 1971–1972

George Nakashima

Conoid dining table, 1971–1972

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Fine Minguren II coffee table, 1982–1983

George Nakashima

Fine Minguren II coffee table, 1982–1983

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Headboard, model 278 and pair of..., 1959

George Nakashima

Headboard, model 278 and pair of..., 1959

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Cabinet, 1960

George Nakashima

Cabinet, 1960

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Cabinet, 1959

George Nakashima

Cabinet, 1959

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Mirror, 1959

George Nakashima

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Cabinet, 1959

George Nakashima

Cabinet, 1959

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Conoid dining table, 1967

George Nakashima

Conoid dining table, 1967

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Conoid dining chairs (set of 4), 1960

George Nakashima

Conoid dining chairs (set of 4), 1960

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Slab coffee table, 1960

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table, 1960

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Coffee table, 1960

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1960

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Mira chairs (set of 3), 1958

George Nakashima

Mira chairs (set of 3), 1958

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Minguren I coffee table, 1968

George Nakashima

Minguren I coffee table, 1968

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