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)

George Nakashima

"Slab" Coffee table, 1958

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Cabinet , 1968

George Nakashima

Cabinet , 1968

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Desk , 1969

George Nakashima

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Set of two chairs and a side table, 1983

George Nakashima

Set of two chairs and a side table, 1983

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Bench , 1968

George Nakashima

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Table lamp , 1980–1989

George Nakashima

Table lamp , 1980–1989

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Hanging cabinet , 1963

George Nakashima

Hanging cabinet , 1963

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George Nakashima

"Model Q" bench , 1981

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Origins collection - Model 269-W, 'Sundra'..., 1958

George Nakashima

Origins collection - Model 269-W, 'Sundra'..., 1958

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George Nakashima

"Frenchman’s Cove" Gateleg dining table, 1967

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George Nakashima

"New chair rocker" rocking chair, 1968

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Origins collection - Model 206 suite of six..., 1959

George Nakashima

Origins collection - Model 206 suite of six..., 1959

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George Nakashima

"Captain" pair of chairs, 1961

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George Nakashima

"Greenrock" side table

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Coffee table , 1959

George Nakashima

Coffee table , 1959

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Pair of early studio-made walnut..., 1940–1949

George Nakashima

Pair of early studio-made walnut..., 1940–1949

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'Straight' chair, model no. N19, 1950

George Nakashima

'Straight' chair, model no. N19, 1950

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'Grass-Seated' chair

George Nakashima

'Grass-Seated' chair

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Suite de huit chaises Grass-Seated Chairs, 1944

George Nakashima

Suite de huit chaises Grass-Seated Chairs, 1944

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Lampe de table, 1960

George Nakashima

Lampe de table, 1960

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Armchair, 1960

George Nakashima

Armchair, 1960

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Conoid dining table, 1963

George Nakashima

Conoid dining table, 1963

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Ottoman, 1954

George Nakashima

Ottoman, 1954

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End table, 1960

George Nakashima

End table, 1960

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