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)

Four captain's chairs, 1960

George Nakashima

Four captain's chairs, 1960

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Dining table, 1965

George Nakashima

Dining table, 1965

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Origins twelve-drawer dresser (model 212), 1958

George Nakashima

Origins twelve-drawer dresser (model 212), 1958

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Origins armchair (+ Origins ottoman; 2 works), 1958

George Nakashima

Origins armchair (+ Origins ottoman; 2 works), 1958

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Origins four-drawer dresser, 1958

George Nakashima

Origins four-drawer dresser, 1958

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Origins night stands (pair), 1958

George Nakashima

Origins night stands (pair), 1958

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Origins king-size headboard, 1958

George Nakashima

Origins king-size headboard, 1958

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Free-edge three door cabinet, 1966

George Nakashima

Free-edge three door cabinet, 1966

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Two-door cabinet, 1966

George Nakashima

Two-door cabinet, 1966

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Minguren I coffee table, 1974

George Nakashima

Minguren I coffee table, 1974

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Cabinet and bookcase, 1977–1978

George Nakashima

Cabinet and bookcase, 1977–1978

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Greenrock stool, 1981

George Nakashima

Greenrock stool, 1981

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Host rocker, 1979

George Nakashima

Host rocker, 1979

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Chairs (2 works) (+ Stool; 3 works), 1972–1977

George Nakashima

Chairs (2 works) (+ Stool; 3 works), 1972–1977

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Dresser, 1960

George Nakashima

Dresser, 1960

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Chest of drawers, 1973

George Nakashima

Chest of drawers, 1973

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Night stands (pair), 1960

George Nakashima

Night stands (pair), 1960

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Plank headboard, 1960

George Nakashima

Plank headboard, 1960

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Minguren I coffee table, 1977–1978

George Nakashima

Minguren I coffee table, 1977–1978

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Conoid end table, 1972

George Nakashima

Conoid end table, 1972

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Conoid bench, 1975

George Nakashima

Conoid bench, 1975

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Conoid desk, 1979–1980

George Nakashima

Conoid desk, 1979–1980

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Floor lamp, 1979–1980

George Nakashima

Floor lamp, 1979–1980

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Table lamp, 1979–1980

George Nakashima

Table lamp, 1979–1980

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