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)

Set of four Conoid dining chairs

George Nakashima

Set of four Conoid dining chairs

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Coffee table with freeform top

George Nakashima

Coffee table with freeform top

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Coffee table with bookmatched top (+ Pair of end

George Nakashima

Coffee table with bookmatched top (+ Pair of end

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Coffee table with inset top

George Nakashima

Coffee table with inset top

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Two-drawer side table

George Nakashima

Two-drawer side table

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Gentleman's cabinet with case and door

George Nakashima

Gentleman's cabinet with case and door

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Frenchman's Cove dining table, 1981

George Nakashima

Frenchman's Cove dining table, 1981

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Pair of armchairs

George Nakashima

Pair of armchairs

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Pair of armchairs

George Nakashima

Pair of armchairs

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Single-pedestal three-drawer desk (+ Armchair; 2

George Nakashima

Single-pedestal three-drawer desk (+ Armchair; 2

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Chest of drawers

George Nakashima

Chest of drawers

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Trapezoidal top coffee table

George Nakashima

Trapezoidal top coffee table

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Conoid dining table

George Nakashima

Conoid dining table

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Round top side table

George Nakashima

Round top side table

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Side table, 1960–1965

George Nakashima

Side table, 1960–1965

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New chair

George Nakashima

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Conoid chair

George Nakashima

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Cushion chair

George Nakashima

Cushion chair

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Cushion chair and ottoman

George Nakashima

Cushion chair and ottoman

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Cushion chair

George Nakashima

Cushion chair

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Pair of arm chairs

George Nakashima

Pair of arm chairs

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Arm chair

George Nakashima

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Lounge chair

George Nakashima

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Kornblut case

George Nakashima

Kornblut case

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