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)

Trestle table, 1963

George Nakashima

Trestle table, 1963

Sale Date: April 30, 2009

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Free-edge wall-mounted cabinet, 1960

George Nakashima

Free-edge wall-mounted cabinet, 1960

Sale Date: April 30, 2009

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Table lamp, 1961

George Nakashima

Table lamp, 1961

Sale Date: April 30, 2009

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Minguren II coffee table, 1987

George Nakashima

Minguren II coffee table, 1987

Sale Date: April 30, 2009

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Kent hall floor lamp, 1964

George Nakashima

Kent hall floor lamp, 1964

Sale Date: April 30, 2009

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Conoid chairs (set of 8), 1960

George Nakashima

Conoid chairs (set of 8), 1960

Sale Date: April 30, 2009

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Conoid dining table, 1971

George Nakashima

Conoid dining table, 1971

Sale Date: December 5, 2004

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Coffee table, 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1960–1969

Sale Date: December 5, 2004

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Custom redwood conoid dining table, 1986

George Nakashima

Custom redwood conoid dining table, 1986

Sale Date: December 5, 2004

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Custom bench with armrest, 1978

George Nakashima

Custom bench with armrest, 1978

Sale Date: December 5, 2004

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Custom conoid chairs (set of 8), 1986

George Nakashima

Custom conoid chairs (set of 8), 1986

Sale Date: December 5, 2004

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Chairs, models #269-L and #271-W, 1958

George Nakashima

Chairs, models #269-L and #271-W, 1958

Sale Date: December 5, 2004

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Drop leaf dining table, model #269-W, 1958

George Nakashima

Drop leaf dining table, model #269-W, 1958

Sale Date: December 5, 2004

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Triple walnut chest, 1973

George Nakashima

Triple walnut chest, 1973

Sale Date: October 3, 2004

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King-size platform bed, 1973

George Nakashima

King-size platform bed, 1973

Sale Date: October 3, 2004

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Kornblut case, 1973

George Nakashima

Kornblut case, 1973

Sale Date: October 3, 2004

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Kornblut case, 1973

George Nakashima

Kornblut case, 1973

Sale Date: October 3, 2004

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Hanging wall case, 1950–1959

George Nakashima

Hanging wall case, 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 3, 2004

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Minguren II coffee table, 1977

George Nakashima

Minguren II coffee table, 1977

Sale Date: October 3, 2004

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Cross-legged table, 1966

George Nakashima

Cross-legged table, 1966

Sale Date: October 3, 2004

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Table lamp II, 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Table lamp II, 1960–1969

Sale Date: October 3, 2004

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Table lamp I, 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Table lamp I, 1960–1969

Sale Date: October 3, 2004

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Grass-seated chairs (pair), 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Grass-seated chairs (pair), 1960–1969

Sale Date: October 3, 2004

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Grass-seated stools (pair), 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Grass-seated stools (pair), 1960–1969

Sale Date: October 3, 2004

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