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.

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Radiator cover

George Nakashima

Radiator cover

Sale Date: September 11, 2010

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Radiator cover

George Nakashima

Radiator cover

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Pair of radiator covers

George Nakashima

Pair of radiator covers

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Radiator cover

George Nakashima

Radiator cover

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Radiator cover

George Nakashima

Radiator cover

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Dining table

George Nakashima

Dining table

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Chair (+ another; 2 pieces)

George Nakashima

Chair (+ another; 2 pieces)

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Bed

George Nakashima

Bed

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Bench, 1962

George Nakashima

Bench, 1962

Sale Date: June 25, 2010

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Conoid bench, 1979

George Nakashima

Conoid bench, 1979

Sale Date: June 25, 2010

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Dining table with two extension leaves and..., 1957

George Nakashima

Dining table with two extension leaves and..., 1957

Sale Date: June 25, 2010

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Origins sideboard, 1959

George Nakashima

Origins sideboard, 1959

Sale Date: June 23, 2010

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Sideboard, 1957

George Nakashima

Sideboard, 1957

Sale Date: June 16, 2010

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Conoid dining table, 1963

George Nakashima

Conoid dining table, 1963

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Set of twelve Conoid chairs (set of 12), 1963

George Nakashima

Set of twelve Conoid chairs (set of 12), 1963

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Conoid chair (+ Greenrock ottoman; 2 pieces), 1982

George Nakashima

Conoid chair (+ Greenrock ottoman; 2 pieces), 1982

Sale Date: June 17, 2010

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Sideboard, 1968

George Nakashima

Sideboard, 1968

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Coffee table, 1969

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1969

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Headboard, 1972

George Nakashima

Headboard, 1972

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Hanging cabinet, 1972

George Nakashima

Hanging cabinet, 1972

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Conoid chairs (set of 6), 1970

George Nakashima

Conoid chairs (set of 6), 1970

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Dining table, 1969

George Nakashima

Dining table, 1969

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Console, 1989

George Nakashima

Console, 1989

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Chest of drawers, 1957

George Nakashima

Chest of drawers, 1957

Sale Date: June 17, 2010

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