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)

Dining chairs (4 works)

Attributed to George Nakashima

Dining chairs (4 works)

Sale Date: May 19, 2012

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Coffee table, 1980

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1980

Sale Date: April 21, 2012

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Wall desk and chair (set of 2), 1963

George Nakashima

Wall desk and chair (set of 2), 1963

Sale Date: May 6, 2012

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New lounge chair, 1984

George Nakashima

New lounge chair, 1984

Sale Date: May 6, 2012

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Couch, 1958

George Nakashima

Sale Date: May 6, 2012

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Dining table, 1959

George Nakashima

Dining table, 1959

Sale Date: May 6, 2012

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Cabinet, 1963

George Nakashima

Cabinet, 1963

Sale Date: May 6, 2012

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Conoid headboard and bed, 1963

George Nakashima

Conoid headboard and bed, 1963

Sale Date: May 6, 2012

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Settee, 1955

George Nakashima

Sale Date: May 6, 2012

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Side chairs (set of 5), 1940–1949

George Nakashima

Side chairs (set of 5), 1940–1949

Sale Date: April 20, 2012

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Mira chair, 1964

George Nakashima

Mira chair, 1964

Sale Date: April 20, 2012

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Single Arm Lounge Chairs (Pair), and Slab..., 2010

George Nakashima

Single Arm Lounge Chairs (Pair), and Slab..., 2010

Sale Date: April 3, 2012

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Frenchman's Cove II Dining Table, 1968

George Nakashima

Frenchman's Cove II Dining Table, 1968

Sale Date: April 3, 2012

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Stool, 1975

George Nakashima

Sale Date: April 16, 2012

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Trestle-base drop-leaf dining table, 1955

George Nakashima

Trestle-base drop-leaf dining table, 1955

Sale Date: March 30, 2012

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Cabinet, 1965

George Nakashima

Cabinet, 1965

Sale Date: March 29, 2012

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Coffee table, 1978

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1978

Sale Date: March 29, 2012

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New Chair, 1970

George Nakashima

New Chair, 1970

Sale Date: March 29, 2012

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Origins dining chairs (model 206) (set of 6), 1959

George Nakashima

Origins dining chairs (model 206) (set of 6), 1959

Sale Date: March 29, 2012

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Origins dining table, 1959

George Nakashima

Origins dining table, 1959

Sale Date: March 29, 2012

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Settee with Arm (pair), 1955

George Nakashima

Settee with Arm (pair), 1955

Sale Date: March 29, 2012

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Cushion Chair with arms and ottoman (pair), 1955

George Nakashima

Cushion Chair with arms and ottoman (pair), 1955

Sale Date: March 29, 2012

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Hanging wall Case, 1965

George Nakashima

Hanging wall Case, 1965

Sale Date: March 29, 2012

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New chairs (set of 6), 1973

George Nakashima

New chairs (set of 6), 1973

Sale Date: March 29, 2012

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