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)

Single pedestal desk, 1964

George Nakashima

Single pedestal desk, 1964

Sale Date: March 31, 2007

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End table, 1972

George Nakashima

End table, 1972

Sale Date: March 31, 2007

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Side table, 1976

George Nakashima

Side table, 1976

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Conoid bench, 1982

George Nakashima

Conoid bench, 1982

Sale Date: March 31, 2007

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Origins gentleman's cabinet, model #214, 1958

George Nakashima

Origins gentleman's cabinet, model #214, 1958

Sale Date: March 25, 2007

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Origins cabinet, model #212, 1958

George Nakashima

Origins cabinet, model #212, 1958

Sale Date: March 25, 2007

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Origins nightstands model #215 (pair), 1961

George Nakashima

Origins nightstands model #215 (pair), 1961

Sale Date: March 25, 2007

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Origins mirror, model #270, 1958

George Nakashima

Origins mirror, model #270, 1958

Sale Date: March 25, 2007

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Single-Pedestal Desk with Turned-Leg Base, 1954

George Nakashima

Single-Pedestal Desk with Turned-Leg Base, 1954

Sale Date: March 25, 2007

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Mira chairs (set of 4), 1960

George Nakashima

Mira chairs (set of 4), 1960

Sale Date: March 25, 2007

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Origins sofa, model #263, 1958

George Nakashima

Origins sofa, model #263, 1958

Sale Date: March 25, 2007

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Sled-Based coffee table, 1986

George Nakashima

Sled-Based coffee table, 1986

Sale Date: March 25, 2007

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Grass Seated chairs (pair), 1965

George Nakashima

Grass Seated chairs (pair), 1965

Sale Date: March 25, 2007

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Lounge chair with one arm, 1966

George Nakashima

Lounge chair with one arm, 1966

Sale Date: March 25, 2007

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Conoid coffee table, 1961

George Nakashima

Conoid coffee table, 1961

Sale Date: March 25, 2007

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Hanging Wall case, 1961

George Nakashima

Hanging Wall case, 1961

Sale Date: March 25, 2007

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Slab coffee table, 1965

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table, 1965

Sale Date: March 25, 2007

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Plank bench, 1955

George Nakashima

Plank bench, 1955

Sale Date: March 25, 2007

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Conoid Cross-Legged end table, 1978

George Nakashima

Conoid Cross-Legged end table, 1978

Sale Date: March 25, 2007

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Chest of drawers, 1957

George Nakashima

Chest of drawers, 1957

Sale Date: March 29, 2007

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Chest of drawers, 1957

George Nakashima

Chest of drawers, 1957

Sale Date: March 29, 2007

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Headboard, 1957

George Nakashima

Headboard, 1957

Sale Date: March 29, 2007

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Side cabinet (+ another; pair), 1958

George Nakashima

Side cabinet (+ another; pair), 1958

Sale Date: March 29, 2007

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Coffee table, 1950

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1950

Sale Date: March 29, 2007

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