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 table, 1960

George Nakashima

Dining table, 1960

Sale Date: October 2, 2011

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Coffee table, 1973

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1973

Sale Date: October 2, 2011

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Origins dining chairs (set of 6) (model 206-W)

George Nakashima

Origins dining chairs (set of 6) (model 206-W)

Sale Date: October 6, 2011

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Origins dining table (model 269)

George Nakashima

Origins dining table (model 269)

Sale Date: October 6, 2011

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Conoid chairs (pair), 1960

George Nakashima

Conoid chairs (pair), 1960

Sale Date: October 6, 2011

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Long chair, 1951

George Nakashima

Long chair, 1951

Sale Date: October 6, 2011

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Double head board w/sliding panels, 1980

George Nakashima

Double head board w/sliding panels, 1980

Sale Date: September 27, 2011

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Chest of drawers, 1980

George Nakashima

Chest of drawers, 1980

Sale Date: September 27, 2011

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Seven-drawer chest, 1980

George Nakashima

Seven-drawer chest, 1980

Sale Date: September 27, 2011

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Slab coffee table, 1964

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table, 1964

Sale Date: September 27, 2011

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Arm chairs (set of 4), 1980

George Nakashima

Arm chairs (set of 4), 1980

Sale Date: September 27, 2011

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Dining table, 1980

George Nakashima

Dining table, 1980

Sale Date: September 27, 2011

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Armless chairs (pair), 1980

George Nakashima

Armless chairs (pair), 1980

Sale Date: September 27, 2011

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Lounge chair (+ Ottoman; 2 works), 1982

George Nakashima

Lounge chair (+ Ottoman; 2 works), 1982

Sale Date: September 27, 2011

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Lounge chair, 1989

George Nakashima

Lounge chair, 1989

Sale Date: September 27, 2011

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Stool, 1975

George Nakashima

Sale Date: October 16, 2011

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Headboard, 1956

George Nakashima

Headboard, 1956

Sale Date: October 16, 2011

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Trestle dining table, 1958

George Nakashima

Trestle dining table, 1958

Sale Date: October 16, 2011

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Hanging sideboard, 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Hanging sideboard, 1960–1969

Sale Date: September 21, 2011

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Table, 1997

George Nakashima

Sale Date: September 20, 2011

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Minguren II coffee table, 1988

George Nakashima

Minguren II coffee table, 1988

Sale Date: September 20, 2011

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Nightstands (pair), 1970

George Nakashima

Nightstands (pair), 1970

Sale Date: September 15, 2011

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Trestle dining table, 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Trestle dining table, 1960–1969

Sale Date: September 1, 2011

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Dining chair, 1941

George Nakashima

Dining chair, 1941

Sale Date: August 28, 2011

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