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)

Single arm lounge chair, 1989

George Nakashima

Single arm lounge chair, 1989

Sale Date: June 17, 2010

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Coffee table, 1960

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1960

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Coffee table, 1962

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1962

Sale Date: June 17, 2010

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Suite de huit chaises Grass, 1941

George Nakashima

Suite de huit chaises Grass, 1941

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Table de salle à manger Frenchman's cove, 1960

George Nakashima

Table de salle à manger Frenchman's cove, 1960

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Table basse, 1957

George Nakashima

Table basse, 1957

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Paire de bouts de canapé modèle 243W, 1960

George Nakashima

Paire de bouts de canapé modèle 243W, 1960

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Paire de bouts de canapé, 1960

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Paire de bouts de canapé, 1960

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Minguren II table, 1962

George Nakashima

Minguren II table, 1962

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Free-edge trestle table, 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Free-edge trestle table, 1960–1969

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Grass-seated chairs (set of 6), 1950–1959

George Nakashima

Grass-seated chairs (set of 6), 1950–1959

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Kent Hall floor lamp, 1970

George Nakashima

Kent Hall floor lamp, 1970

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Free-edge Conoid bench, 1976

George Nakashima

Free-edge Conoid bench, 1976

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Origins lounge chair and ottoman, 1958

George Nakashima

Origins lounge chair and ottoman, 1958

Sale Date: June 8, 2010

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A fine conoid dining table and set of 6..., 1969

George Nakashima

A fine conoid dining table and set of 6..., 1969

Sale Date: April 17, 2010

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Exceptional free-form

George Nakashima

Exceptional free-form "Minguren I" coffee..., 1964

Sale Date: May 13, 2010

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Stool, 1954

George Nakashima

Sale Date: May 23, 2010

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Mira chair, 1954

George Nakashima

Mira chair, 1954

Sale Date: May 23, 2010

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Three-leg stool/bench, 1954

George Nakashima

Three-leg stool/bench, 1954

Sale Date: May 23, 2010

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Chairs (set of 3), 1947

George Nakashima

Chairs (set of 3), 1947

Sale Date: May 23, 2010

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Coffee table, 1954

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1954

Sale Date: May 23, 2010

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Coffee table, 1954

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1954

Sale Date: May 23, 2010

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Conoid coffee table, 1958

George Nakashima

Conoid coffee table, 1958

Sale Date: May 23, 2010

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Windsor chairs (4 works), 1954

George Nakashima

Windsor chairs (4 works), 1954

Sale Date: May 23, 2010

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