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)

Settee, 1960

George Nakashima

Sale Date: June 9, 2002

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Slab coffee table, 1960

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table, 1960

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Conoid dining table, 1965

George Nakashima

Conoid dining table, 1965

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Conoid Cross-legged End Table I, 1966

George Nakashima

Conoid Cross-legged End Table I, 1966

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Lounge chair

George Nakashima

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Table Lamp II

George Nakashima

Table Lamp II

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Cabinet

George Nakashima

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Cabinet, 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Cabinet, 1960–1969

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Chaise lounge, 1966

George Nakashima

Chaise lounge, 1966

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Kornblut cabinet, 1972

George Nakashima

Kornblut cabinet, 1972

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Coffee table, 1949

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1949

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Grass seated table and four chairs, 1960

George Nakashima

Grass seated table and four chairs, 1960

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Grass seated dining chairs (set of 6), 1960

George Nakashima

Grass seated dining chairs (set of 6), 1960

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Trestle dining table, 1950–1959

George Nakashima

Trestle dining table, 1950–1959

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Bench, 1965

George Nakashima

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Conoid chair, 1965

George Nakashima

Conoid chair, 1965

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Conoid chair, 1965

George Nakashima

Conoid chair, 1965

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Frenchman's cove table, 1965

George Nakashima

Frenchman's cove table, 1965

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Coffee table, 1965

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1965

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Frenchman's cove II table, 1965

George Nakashima

Frenchman's cove II table, 1965

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Daybed with plank back, 1965

George Nakashima

Daybed with plank back, 1965

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Desk, 1965

George Nakashima

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Typewriter stand, 1965

George Nakashima

Typewriter stand, 1965

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Mirror, 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Mirror, 1960–1969

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