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)

Kornblut cabinet with handle

George Nakashima

Kornblut cabinet with handle

Sale Date: October 27, 2007

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Lounge chair with free-edge writing arm, 1987

George Nakashima

Lounge chair with free-edge writing arm, 1987

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New chair with arms, 1970

George Nakashima

New chair with arms, 1970

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Pair of New Chairs with arms

George Nakashima

Pair of New Chairs with arms

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Lounge rocker with free-shaped arm

George Nakashima

Lounge rocker with free-shaped arm

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Round Minguren coffee table, 1979

George Nakashima

Round Minguren coffee table, 1979

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Trestle table

George Nakashima

Trestle table

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Conoid Cushion chair

George Nakashima

Conoid Cushion chair

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Conoid Cushion chair

George Nakashima

Conoid Cushion chair

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Eight-drawer wall-hanging cabinet

George Nakashima

Eight-drawer wall-hanging cabinet

Sale Date: October 27, 2007

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Coffee table

George Nakashima

Sale Date: September 29, 2007

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Low table

George Nakashima

Sale Date: October 10, 2007

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Mira stool

George Nakashima

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Mira stool

George Nakashima

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Three-door side cabinet, 1959

George Nakashima

Three-door side cabinet, 1959

Sale Date: October 10, 2007

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Low table

George Nakashima

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M10 coffee table, 1947

George Nakashima

M10 coffee table, 1947

Sale Date: October 7, 2007

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Minguren II coffee table, 1968

George Nakashima

Minguren II coffee table, 1968

Sale Date: October 7, 2007

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Minguren I table, 1965

George Nakashima

Minguren I table, 1965

Sale Date: October 7, 2007

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Conoid bench, 1960

George Nakashima

Conoid bench, 1960

Sale Date: October 3, 2007

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Conoid chairs (set of 8), 1990

George Nakashima

Conoid chairs (set of 8), 1990

Sale Date: September 27, 2007

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Monumental Minguren II dining table, 1990

George Nakashima

Monumental Minguren II dining table, 1990

Sale Date: September 27, 2007

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Pair of new armchairs, 1990

George Nakashima

Pair of new armchairs, 1990

Sale Date: September 27, 2007

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Hanging wall case, 1955

George Nakashima

Hanging wall case, 1955

Sale Date: September 26, 2007

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