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)

Settee, 1954

George Nakashima

Sale Date: December 18, 2010

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Chest, 1963

George Nakashima

Sale Date: December 18, 2010

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Chaise (model Grass chair), 1960

George Nakashima

Chaise (model Grass chair), 1960

Sale Date: December 15, 2010

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Dressoir mural, plateau de forme libre,..., 1952

George Nakashima

Dressoir mural, plateau de forme libre,..., 1952

Sale Date: December 15, 2010

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Console (model Pupitre plateau de forme libre), 1974

George Nakashima

Console (model Pupitre plateau de forme libre), 1974

Sale Date: December 15, 2010

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Chaises (model Grass chair) (set of 4), 1960

George Nakashima

Chaises (model Grass chair) (set of 4), 1960

Sale Date: December 15, 2010

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Dressoir mural, plateau de forme libre,..., 1952

George Nakashima

Dressoir mural, plateau de forme libre,..., 1952

Sale Date: December 15, 2010

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Captain chairs (set of 4), 1964

George Nakashima

Captain chairs (set of 4), 1964

Sale Date: December 17, 2010

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Boîte à bijoux (model Mira mirror), 1960

George Nakashima

Boîte à bijoux (model Mira mirror), 1960

Sale Date: December 16, 2010

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Chaises tripodes (model Mira chair)(pair), 1955–1960

George Nakashima

Chaises tripodes (model Mira chair)(pair), 1955–1960

Sale Date: December 16, 2010

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Minguren I coffee table, 1979–1980

George Nakashima

Minguren I coffee table, 1979–1980

Sale Date: December 16, 2010

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Kornblut cabinet, 1989

George Nakashima

Kornblut cabinet, 1989

Sale Date: December 16, 2010

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Odakyu table, 1989

George Nakashima

Odakyu table, 1989

Sale Date: December 16, 2010

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Conoid chairs (set of 6), 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Conoid chairs (set of 6), 1960–1969

Sale Date: December 16, 2010

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Conoid dining table, 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Conoid dining table, 1960–1969

Sale Date: December 16, 2010

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Sideboard, 1967

George Nakashima

Sideboard, 1967

Sale Date: December 16, 2010

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Conoid bench, 1964

George Nakashima

Conoid bench, 1964

Sale Date: December 16, 2010

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Frenchman's Cove/Minguren I hybrid coffee..., 1966

George Nakashima

Frenchman's Cove/Minguren I hybrid coffee..., 1966

Sale Date: December 16, 2010

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Asa no Ha floor lamp, 1974

George Nakashima

Asa no Ha floor lamp, 1974

Sale Date: December 16, 2010

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Minguren II coffee table, 1977

George Nakashima

Minguren II coffee table, 1977

Sale Date: December 15, 2010

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Coffee table, 1986

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1986

Sale Date: December 15, 2010

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Coffee table, 1980

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1980

Sale Date: December 14, 2010

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Grass-seated chairs (set of 4), 1941

George Nakashima

Grass-seated chairs (set of 4), 1941

Sale Date: December 14, 2010

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Drawer front chest, 1960

George Nakashima

Drawer front chest, 1960

Sale Date: December 14, 2010

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