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)

Wepman occasional table, 1958

George Nakashima

Wepman occasional table, 1958

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Origins cabinet (model 205), 1959

George Nakashima

Origins cabinet (model 205), 1959

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Rectangular end tables (pair), 1978

George Nakashima

Rectangular end tables (pair), 1978

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Origins wall-mounted cabinet (model 249L), 1958

George Nakashima

Origins wall-mounted cabinet (model 249L), 1958

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Mirror, 1969

George Nakashima

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Nightstand, 1973

George Nakashima

Nightstand, 1973

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Double cabinet, 1973

George Nakashima

Double cabinet, 1973

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Ottomans (pair), 1970

George Nakashima

Ottomans (pair), 1970

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Four-legged high chairs (set of 4), 1975

George Nakashima

Four-legged high chairs (set of 4), 1975

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Conoid coffee table, 1969

George Nakashima

Conoid coffee table, 1969

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Conoid dining chairs (pair), 1987

George Nakashima

Conoid dining chairs (pair), 1987

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Conoid table, 1973

George Nakashima

Conoid table, 1973

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Daybed, 1958

George Nakashima

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Single-pedestal desk with turned-leg base, 1969

George Nakashima

Single-pedestal desk with turned-leg base, 1969

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Cushion chairs with arms (pair), 1958

George Nakashima

Cushion chairs with arms (pair), 1958

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Bench/daybed

George Nakashima

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Cabinet

George Nakashima

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Minguren II coffee table, 1980

George Nakashima

Minguren II coffee table, 1980

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Kornblut cabinet, 1970–1979

George Nakashima

Kornblut cabinet, 1970–1979

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Conoid chairs (set of 6), 1969

George Nakashima

Conoid chairs (set of 6), 1969

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Conoid dining table (+ Conoid dining table..., 1969

George Nakashima

Conoid dining table (+ Conoid dining table..., 1969

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Headboard, 1964

George Nakashima

Headboard, 1964

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Conoid dining table, 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Conoid dining table, 1960–1969

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Single-arm new rocker, 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Single-arm new rocker, 1960–1969

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