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.

George Nakashima Artworks

George Nakashima (6,359 results)
Chairs (pair), 1950

George Nakashima

Chairs (pair), 1950

Sale Date: September 15, 2012

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Coffee table, 1962

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1962

Sale Date: September 27, 2012

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Headboard, 1956

George Nakashima

Headboard, 1956

Sale Date: October 1, 2012

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Trestle dining table, 1958

George Nakashima

Trestle dining table, 1958

Sale Date: October 1, 2012

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Louver-Drawer Chests on stands (pair), 1956

George Nakashima

Louver-Drawer Chests on stands (pair), 1956

Sale Date: October 1, 2012

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Chest of drawers, 1967

George Nakashima

Chest of drawers, 1967

Sale Date: October 1, 2012

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Chest of drawers, 1967

George Nakashima

Chest of drawers, 1967

Sale Date: October 1, 2012

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Chest of drawers, 1967

George Nakashima

Chest of drawers, 1967

Sale Date: October 1, 2012

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Mira chairs (set of 4), 1964

George Nakashima

Mira chairs (set of 4), 1964

Sale Date: September 15, 2012

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Gentleman's Cabinet

George Nakashima

Gentleman's Cabinet

Sale Date: July 28, 2012

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Single Drawer Night Stands (a pair)

George Nakashima

Single Drawer Night Stands (a pair)

Sale Date: July 28, 2012

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Headboard

George Nakashima

Headboard

Sale Date: July 28, 2012

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New chair

George Nakashima

New chair

Sale Date: May 20, 2012

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Conoid Dining Table, 1955–1962

George Nakashima

Conoid Dining Table, 1955–1962

Sale Date: June 23, 2012

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Table, 1979

George Nakashima

Table, 1979

Sale Date: June 23, 2012

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Dresser, 1967

George Nakashima

Dresser, 1967

Sale Date: June 23, 2012

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Tall Chest of Drawers, 1967

George Nakashima

Tall Chest of Drawers, 1967

Sale Date: June 23, 2012

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Armlehnstuhl N 20, 1950–1953

George Nakashima

Armlehnstuhl N 20, 1950–1953

Sale Date: June 26, 2012

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Fine Turned-Leg dining table, 1958

George Nakashima

Fine Turned-Leg dining table, 1958

Sale Date: June 17, 2012

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Origins gentlemans cabinet (No. 214), 1950–1959

George Nakashima

Origins gentlemans cabinet (No. 214), 1950–1959

Sale Date: June 17, 2012

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Origins gentleman's cabinet (No. 214), 1950–1959

George Nakashima

Origins gentleman's cabinet (No. 214), 1950–1959

Sale Date: June 17, 2012

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Walnut Slab bench, 1957

George Nakashima

Walnut Slab bench, 1957

Sale Date: June 17, 2012

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Slab coffee table, 1963

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table, 1963

Sale Date: June 17, 2012

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Picture frame

George Nakashima

Picture frame

Sale Date: June 17, 2012

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