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)

Captain's chairs (pair)

George Nakashima

Captain's chairs (pair)

Sale Date: November 15, 2009

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New chairs (set of 4)

George Nakashima

New chairs (set of 4)

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Hanging wall cabinet

George Nakashima

Hanging wall cabinet

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Side table

George Nakashima

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Bench with back

George Nakashima

Bench with back

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Table basse, Slab table, 1955

George Nakashima

Table basse, Slab table, 1955

Sale Date: November 18, 2009

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Fauteuil, Long chair with one arm

George Nakashima

Fauteuil, Long chair with one arm

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Table basse, de forme libre, Cocktail table

George Nakashima

Table basse, de forme libre, Cocktail table

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Table rectangulaire, Trestle table, 1944

George Nakashima

Table rectangulaire, Trestle table, 1944

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Suite de sièges, Staight chair, 1944

George Nakashima

Suite de sièges, Staight chair, 1944

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Paire de chaises, Mira, 1950

George Nakashima

Paire de chaises, Mira, 1950

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Paire de chaises, Mira, 1950

George Nakashima

Paire de chaises, Mira, 1950

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Table basse, Slab walnut, 1957

George Nakashima

Table basse, Slab walnut, 1957

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Paire de fauteuils, Armchair, 1946

George Nakashima

Paire de fauteuils, Armchair, 1946

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Paire de fauteuils, Armchair, 1946

George Nakashima

Paire de fauteuils, Armchair, 1946

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Paire de fauteuils, Armchair, 1946

George Nakashima

Paire de fauteuils, Armchair, 1946

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Table d'appoint, Free form plank stool, 1955

George Nakashima

Table d'appoint, Free form plank stool, 1955

Sale Date: November 18, 2009

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Table basse de forme libre

George Nakashima

Table basse de forme libre

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Enfilade, double sliders door cabinet, 1947

George Nakashima

Enfilade, double sliders door cabinet, 1947

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Table d'appoint, 1946

George Nakashima

Table d'appoint, 1946

Sale Date: November 4, 2009

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Headboard, 1959

George Nakashima

Headboard, 1959

Sale Date: November 14, 2009

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Trestle table

In the manner of George Nakashima

Trestle table

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Server

In the manner of George Nakashima

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Sanso table, 1986

George Nakashima

Sanso table, 1986

Sale Date: November 14, 2009

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