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)

Double Sliding Door cabinet, 1958

George Nakashima

Double Sliding Door cabinet, 1958

Sale Date: April 30, 2024

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Desk, 1975

George Nakashima

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Daybed, 1950

George Nakashima

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Circular coffee table, model 260-L, 1958

George Nakashima

Circular coffee table, model 260-L, 1958

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Pair of

George Nakashima

Pair of "Seagrass" chairs, 1965

Sale Date: April 25, 2024

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Armchair,

George Nakashima

Armchair, "Single-Arm" , 1959

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George Nakashima

"Trestle" table, 1965

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George Nakashima

"Cushion chair" and its footrest, 1959

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Pair of

George Nakashima

Pair of "Seagrass" chairs, 1965

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George Nakashima

"Trestle" table, 1965

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Armchair

George Nakashima

Armchair "Single-Arm", 1959

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George Nakashima

"Cushion chair" and its footrest, 1959

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Occasional table, 1960

George Nakashima

Occasional table, 1960

Sale Date: April 11, 2024

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Trestle dining table, 1960

George Nakashima

Trestle dining table, 1960

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New chairs, set of six, 1968–1969

George Nakashima

New chairs, set of six, 1968–1969

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Frenchman's Cove dining table, 1967

George Nakashima

Frenchman's Cove dining table, 1967

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Double Pedestal desk

George Nakashima

Double Pedestal desk

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Exceptional Triple Sliding Door cabinet, 1987

George Nakashima

Exceptional Triple Sliding Door cabinet, 1987

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Armchair, 1968

George Nakashima

Armchair, 1968

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George Nakashima, Trestle Dining Table with...

George Nakashima

George Nakashima, Trestle Dining Table with...

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George Nakashima for Widdicomb, Two

George Nakashima

George Nakashima for Widdicomb, Two "Origins"...

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George Nakashima for Widdicomb, Pair of...

George Nakashima

George Nakashima for Widdicomb, Pair of...

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George Nakashima for Widdicomb,

George Nakashima

George Nakashima for Widdicomb, "Origins"..., 1960

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George Nakashima for Widdicomb,

George Nakashima

George Nakashima for Widdicomb, "Origins"...

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