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)

Chairs (6 works)

George Nakashima

Chairs (6 works)

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Trestle table

George Nakashima

Trestle table

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Minguren I table

George Nakashima

Minguren I table

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Wall hanging console

George Nakashima

Wall hanging console

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Headboard, 1962

George Nakashima

Headboard, 1962

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Trestle dining table, 1962

George Nakashima

Trestle dining table, 1962

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Origins headboard, 1950–1959

George Nakashima

Origins headboard, 1950–1959

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Origins eight-drawer dresser (model 212), 1950–1959

George Nakashima

Origins eight-drawer dresser (model 212), 1950–1959

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Wall-hanging mirror, 1950–1959

George Nakashima

Wall-hanging mirror, 1950–1959

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Origins triple dresser, 1950–1959

George Nakashima

Origins triple dresser, 1950–1959

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Frenchman's cove dining table

George Nakashima

Frenchman's cove dining table

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Jewellerry box, 1980–1989

George Nakashima

Jewellerry box, 1980–1989

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Cushion chairs (pair)

George Nakashima

Cushion chairs (pair)

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Dining table (+ Captains chairs (2 works); 3...

George Nakashima

Dining table (+ Captains chairs (2 works); 3...

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Desk, 1962

George Nakashima

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Dresser, 1968

George Nakashima

Dresser, 1968

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Dresser

George Nakashima

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Cabinet, 1962

George Nakashima

Cabinet, 1962

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Dining table, 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Dining table, 1960–1969

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Low table

George Nakashima

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Slab coffee table, 1965

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table, 1965

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Trestle dining table, 1962

George Nakashima

Trestle dining table, 1962

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Lounge chair, 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Lounge chair, 1960–1969

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Mira stools (4 works)

George Nakashima

Mira stools (4 works)

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