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)

Conoid dining chairs (10 works) (+ Dining..., 1971

George Nakashima

Conoid dining chairs (10 works) (+ Dining..., 1971

Sale Date: December 17, 2011

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Cabinet, 1959

George Nakashima

Cabinet, 1959

Sale Date: December 17, 2011

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Trestle table

George Nakashima

Trestle table

Sale Date: December 3, 2011

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Chairs (Left arm and right arm) (pair), 1955

George Nakashima

Chairs (Left arm and right arm) (pair), 1955

Sale Date: December 11, 2011

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Minguren II side table, 1970

George Nakashima

Minguren II side table, 1970

Sale Date: December 11, 2011

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Coffee table

George Nakashima

Sale Date: November 13, 2011

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Fauteuil Grass-seated chair, 1944

George Nakashima

Fauteuil Grass-seated chair, 1944

Sale Date: November 23, 2011

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Table basse, 1958

George Nakashima

Table basse, 1958

Sale Date: November 23, 2011

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Fauteuils New (pair), 1955

George Nakashima

Fauteuils New (pair), 1955

Sale Date: November 15, 2011

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A couch table (Model No. 10), 1946

George Nakashima

A couch table (Model No. 10), 1946

Sale Date: November 22, 2011

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Slab coffee table

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table

Sale Date: November 4, 2011

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Round coffee table

George Nakashima

Round coffee table

Sale Date: November 4, 2011

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Floor lamp

George Nakashima

Sale Date: November 4, 2011

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Dining chairs (set of 6)

George Nakashima

Dining chairs (set of 6)

Sale Date: October 16, 2011

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Dining table

George Nakashima

Sale Date: October 16, 2011

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Double sliding door cabinet, 1954–1967

George Nakashima

Double sliding door cabinet, 1954–1967

Sale Date: October 2, 2011

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Queen-size storage headboard, 1957

George Nakashima

Queen-size storage headboard, 1957

Sale Date: October 2, 2011

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Origins queen-size headboard, 1958

George Nakashima

Origins queen-size headboard, 1958

Sale Date: October 2, 2011

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Slab coffee table, 1970–1971

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table, 1970–1971

Sale Date: October 2, 2011

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Trestle dining table, 1962

George Nakashima

Trestle dining table, 1962

Sale Date: October 2, 2011

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Conoid coffee table, 1967

George Nakashima

Conoid coffee table, 1967

Sale Date: October 2, 2011

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Special R bench, 1979–1980

George Nakashima

Special R bench, 1979–1980

Sale Date: October 2, 2011

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R bench, 1987

George Nakashima

R bench, 1987

Sale Date: October 2, 2011

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Wepman table, 1955

George Nakashima

Wepman table, 1955

Sale Date: October 2, 2011

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