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)

Dining table, six New chairs, two extension..., 1957

George Nakashima

Dining table, six New chairs, two extension..., 1957

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Minguren II desk and New chair (various..., 1979

George Nakashima

Minguren II desk and New chair (various..., 1979

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Sideboard, 1979

George Nakashima

Sideboard, 1979

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Pair of New armchairs, 1979

George Nakashima

Pair of New armchairs, 1979

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Conoid bench, 1979

George Nakashima

Conoid bench, 1979

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Coffee table, 1959–1960

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1959–1960

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Conoid bench, 1972

George Nakashima

Conoid bench, 1972

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Bench, 1959–1960

George Nakashima

Bench, 1959–1960

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Floor lamp, 1972

George Nakashima

Floor lamp, 1972

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Burl coffee table, 1959–1960

George Nakashima

Burl coffee table, 1959–1960

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Floor lamp, 1972

George Nakashima

Floor lamp, 1972

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Dining chairs (set of 8), 1965–1980

George Nakashima

Dining chairs (set of 8), 1965–1980

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Cluster base dining table, 1959–1960

George Nakashima

Cluster base dining table, 1959–1960

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Coffee table, 1972

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1972

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Floor lamp, 1972

George Nakashima

Floor lamp, 1972

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Desk, 1972

George Nakashima

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Cross-legged end table, 1972

George Nakashima

Cross-legged end table, 1972

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Coffee table, 1972

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1972

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Milkhouse table, 1955

George Nakashima

Milkhouse table, 1955

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Coffee table

George Nakashima

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Minguren coffee table, 1985

George Nakashima

Minguren coffee table, 1985

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Church pews (set of 3)

George Nakashima

Church pews (set of 3)

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Church pews (set of 3)

George Nakashima

Church pews (set of 3)

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Sideboard

George Nakashima

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