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)

Armlehnstuhl N 19 - Straight Chair (pair), 1947

George Nakashima

Armlehnstuhl N 19 - Straight Chair (pair), 1947

Sale Date: January 20, 2009

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Armlehnstuhl N 19 - Straight Chair, 1947

George Nakashima

Armlehnstuhl N 19 - Straight Chair, 1947

Sale Date: January 20, 2009

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Banc, 1960

George Nakashima

Sale Date: December 18, 2008

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Pair of table lamps, 2003

George Nakashima

Pair of table lamps, 2003

Sale Date: December 7, 2008

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3-door cabinet, 1955

George Nakashima

3-door cabinet, 1955

Sale Date: December 7, 2008

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Dining table, 1955

George Nakashima

Dining table, 1955

Sale Date: December 7, 2008

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Long bench, 1958

George Nakashima

Long bench, 1958

Sale Date: December 7, 2008

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New chair with arms, 1958

George Nakashima

New chair with arms, 1958

Sale Date: December 7, 2008

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New chair with arms, 1958

George Nakashima

New chair with arms, 1958

Sale Date: December 7, 2008

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Lounge chair with one arm, 1958

George Nakashima

Lounge chair with one arm, 1958

Sale Date: December 7, 2008

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Coffee table, 1958

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1958

Sale Date: December 7, 2008

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Cross-legged desk (w/drawing), 1976

George Nakashima

Cross-legged desk (w/drawing), 1976

Sale Date: December 9, 2008

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Daybed with plank back, 1954

George Nakashima

Daybed with plank back, 1954

Sale Date: December 9, 2008

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Rectangular end table with shelf, 1968

George Nakashima

Rectangular end table with shelf, 1968

Sale Date: December 9, 2008

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Double cabinet, 1960

George Nakashima

Double cabinet, 1960

Sale Date: December 9, 2008

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Lounge chair, one arm, 1966

George Nakashima

Lounge chair, one arm, 1966

Sale Date: December 9, 2008

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Minguren II coffee table, 1960

George Nakashima

Minguren II coffee table, 1960

Sale Date: December 9, 2008

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Frenchman's cove II dining table, 1965

George Nakashima

Frenchman's cove II dining table, 1965

Sale Date: December 9, 2008

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Conoid chairs (set of 4), 1960

George Nakashima

Conoid chairs (set of 4), 1960

Sale Date: December 9, 2008

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Conoid chairs (set of 4), 1960

George Nakashima

Conoid chairs (set of 4), 1960

Sale Date: December 9, 2008

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Conoid dining table (w/drawing), 1976

George Nakashima

Conoid dining table (w/drawing), 1976

Sale Date: December 9, 2008

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Low table, 1973

George Nakashima

Low table, 1973

Sale Date: December 17, 2008

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Bench, 1965

George Nakashima

Sale Date: December 17, 2008

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Rare and unusual eight-drawer wall-mounted..., 1951

George Nakashima

Rare and unusual eight-drawer wall-mounted..., 1951

Sale Date: December 17, 2008

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