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)

Double pedestal desk, 1979

George Nakashima

Double pedestal desk, 1979

Sale Date: March 28, 2008

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Wall-hanging cabinet, 1960–1969

George Nakashima

Wall-hanging cabinet, 1960–1969

Sale Date: March 27, 2006

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Greenrock ottoman, 1973

George Nakashima

Greenrock ottoman, 1973

Sale Date: February 10, 2008

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Amoeba side table, 1951

George Nakashima

Amoeba side table, 1951

Sale Date: February 10, 2008

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Console, 1959

George Nakashima

Console, 1959

Sale Date: February 10, 2008

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Lounge chair, 1950

George Nakashima

Lounge chair, 1950

Sale Date: February 10, 2008

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Grass-seat chairs (set of 3), 1947

George Nakashima

Grass-seat chairs (set of 3), 1947

Sale Date: February 10, 2008

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Rocking Chair, 1974

George Nakashima

Rocking Chair, 1974

Sale Date: February 10, 2008

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Coffee table, 1974

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1974

Sale Date: February 10, 2008

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Bench/coffee table, 1963

George Nakashima

Bench/coffee table, 1963

Sale Date: February 10, 2008

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Group of Conoid chairs (set of 8), 1960

George Nakashima

Group of Conoid chairs (set of 8), 1960

Sale Date: February 10, 2008

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Conoid dining table, 1974

George Nakashima

Conoid dining table, 1974

Sale Date: February 10, 2008

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Free-standing frame

George Nakashima

Free-standing frame

Sale Date: January 11, 2008

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Dressoir à plateau débordant concave, 1958

George Nakashima

Dressoir à plateau débordant concave, 1958

Sale Date: December 12, 2007

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Semainier, 1958

George Nakashima

Semainier, 1958

Sale Date: December 12, 2007

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Grand dressoir, 1958

George Nakashima

Grand dressoir, 1958

Sale Date: December 12, 2007

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Meuble à suspendre, 1950

George Nakashima

Meuble à suspendre, 1950

Sale Date: December 12, 2007

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Canapé, 1950

George Nakashima

Canapé, 1950

Sale Date: December 12, 2007

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Suite de dix chiases

George Nakashima

Suite de dix chiases

Sale Date: December 12, 2007

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Grand dressoir, 1958

George Nakashima

Grand dressoir, 1958

Sale Date: December 12, 2007

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Side table, 1974

George Nakashima

Side table, 1974

Sale Date: December 19, 2007

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Low table, 1974

George Nakashima

Low table, 1974

Sale Date: December 19, 2007

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Hanging cabinet with free-form edge, 1974

George Nakashima

Hanging cabinet with free-form edge, 1974

Sale Date: December 19, 2007

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Hanging cabinet with free-form edge, 1974

George Nakashima

Hanging cabinet with free-form edge, 1974

Sale Date: December 19, 2007

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