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)

New chairs (set of 8)

George Nakashima

New chairs (set of 8)

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Slab coffee table

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table

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Conoid desk (+ New chair; set of 2), 1970–1979

George Nakashima

Conoid desk (+ New chair; set of 2), 1970–1979

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Hanging wall case

George Nakashima

Hanging wall case

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Drop-leaf dining table, 1955–1959

George Nakashima

Drop-leaf dining table, 1955–1959

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Kent hall floor lamp, 1975

George Nakashima

Kent hall floor lamp, 1975

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Slab coffee table

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table

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Lounge chair with free-edge writing arm

George Nakashima

Lounge chair with free-edge writing arm

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Sliding door cabinet

George Nakashima

Sliding door cabinet

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Minguren II dining table

George Nakashima

Minguren II dining table

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Storage headboard, 1959

George Nakashima

Storage headboard, 1959

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Turned-leg dining table

George Nakashima

Turned-leg dining table

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Minguren I coffee table, 1986

George Nakashima

Minguren I coffee table, 1986

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Parabola tables (pair; designed for Widdicomb)

George Nakashima

Parabola tables (pair; designed for Widdicomb)

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Credenza (designed for Widdicomb)

George Nakashima

Credenza (designed for Widdicomb)

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Grilled sliding door cabinet

George Nakashima

Grilled sliding door cabinet

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Slab coffee table

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table

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Slab coffee table

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table

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Wohl table

George Nakashima

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Wohl table

George Nakashima

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End table

George Nakashima

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Mira chairs (set of 4)

George Nakashima

Mira chairs (set of 4)

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Plant stand

George Nakashima

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Square end table

George Nakashima

Square end table

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