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)

Ensemble composé d'une paire fauteuils de..., 1962

George Nakashima

Ensemble composé d'une paire fauteuils de..., 1962

Sale Date: December 3, 2008

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Buffet bibliothèque, 1970

George Nakashima

Buffet bibliothèque, 1970

Sale Date: December 3, 2008

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Banc Conoid Bench with back, 1985

George Nakashima

Banc Conoid Bench with back, 1985

Sale Date: December 3, 2008

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Grande table basse (for Knoll International), 1946

George Nakashima

Grande table basse (for Knoll International), 1946

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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Dining table with free-form top

George Nakashima

Dining table with free-form top

Sale Date: October 25, 2008

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Three-legged mira chair

George Nakashima

Three-legged mira chair

Sale Date: October 25, 2008

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Chairs (pair)

George Nakashima

Chairs (pair)

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Ottoman

George Nakashima

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High mira chairs (pair)

George Nakashima

High mira chairs (pair)

Sale Date: October 25, 2008

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Chair

George Nakashima

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Mira chairs (set of 4)

George Nakashima

Mira chairs (set of 4)

Sale Date: October 25, 2008

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Chair

George Nakashima

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Bench with back

George Nakashima

Bench with back

Sale Date: October 25, 2008

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Lounge chair with free-edge writing arm

George Nakashima

Lounge chair with free-edge writing arm

Sale Date: October 25, 2008

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Slab coffee table

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table

Sale Date: October 25, 2008

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Long coffee table

George Nakashima

Long coffee table

Sale Date: October 25, 2008

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Turned-leg dining table

George Nakashima

Turned-leg dining table

Sale Date: October 25, 2008

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Slab coffee table, 1987

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table, 1987

Sale Date: October 25, 2008

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Trestle dining table

George Nakashima

Trestle dining table

Sale Date: October 25, 2008

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Double-pedestal desk with free-edge top, 1969

George Nakashima

Double-pedestal desk with free-edge top, 1969

Sale Date: October 25, 2008

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Cabinet

George Nakashima

Sale Date: October 25, 2008

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Trestle dining table

George Nakashima

Trestle dining table

Sale Date: October 25, 2008

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Corner shelving unit

George Nakashima

Corner shelving unit

Sale Date: October 25, 2008

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Conoid dining chairs (set of 8)

George Nakashima

Conoid dining chairs (set of 8)

Sale Date: October 25, 2008

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