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)

Floor lamp, 1963

George Nakashima

Floor lamp, 1963

Sale Date: October 2, 2010

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Kent Hall floor lamp, 1966

George Nakashima

Kent Hall floor lamp, 1966

Sale Date: October 2, 2010

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Table (+ Mira stools, smllr; 4 pieces), 1966

George Nakashima

Table (+ Mira stools, smllr; 4 pieces), 1966

Sale Date: October 2, 2010

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Cabinet

George Nakashima

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Dining table, 1974

George Nakashima

Dining table, 1974

Sale Date: October 2, 2010

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Shelf with drawers, 1963

George Nakashima

Shelf with drawers, 1963

Sale Date: October 2, 2010

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Conoid coffee table, 1966

George Nakashima

Conoid coffee table, 1966

Sale Date: October 2, 2010

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Origins lounge chairs (pair), 1955

George Nakashima

Origins lounge chairs (pair), 1955

Sale Date: October 12, 2010

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Cushion chairs (pair), 1961

George Nakashima

Cushion chairs (pair), 1961

Sale Date: October 12, 2010

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Host rocker, 1970

George Nakashima

Host rocker, 1970

Sale Date: October 12, 2010

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New lounge chair, 1970

George Nakashima

New lounge chair, 1970

Sale Date: October 12, 2010

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Dining table, 1959

George Nakashima

Dining table, 1959

Sale Date: October 17, 2010

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Coffee table/Bench, 1959

George Nakashima

Coffee table/Bench, 1959

Sale Date: October 17, 2010

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Group of chairs (set of 4), 1946

George Nakashima

Group of chairs (set of 4), 1946

Sale Date: October 17, 2010

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Dining table and chairs (set of 5), 1954

George Nakashima

Dining table and chairs (set of 5), 1954

Sale Date: October 17, 2010

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Lounge chairs (pair), 1950–1959

George Nakashima

Lounge chairs (pair), 1950–1959

Sale Date: September 28, 2010

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Kingsize headboard, 1971

George Nakashima

Kingsize headboard, 1971

Sale Date: October 5, 2010

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Chairs (set of 4), 1960

George Nakashima

Chairs (set of 4), 1960

Sale Date: September 28, 2010

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Side cabinet

George Nakashima

Sale Date: September 28, 2010

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Side cabinet

George Nakashima

Sale Date: September 28, 2010

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Bedside cabinets (pair)

George Nakashima

Bedside cabinets (pair)

Sale Date: September 28, 2010

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Low chest of drawers

George Nakashima

Low chest of drawers

Sale Date: September 28, 2010

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Bahut, 1960

George Nakashima

Sale Date: September 29, 2010

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Table basse, 1955

George Nakashima

Table basse, 1955

Sale Date: September 29, 2010

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