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)

Cushion chair, 1954

George Nakashima

Cushion chair, 1954

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Settee, 1954

George Nakashima

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Settee, 1954

George Nakashima

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Extendable trestle table, 1944

George Nakashima

Extendable trestle table, 1944

Sale Date: November 2, 2022

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Cabinet

George Nakashima

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Special cabinet, 1962

George Nakashima

Special cabinet, 1962

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Lounge Rocker with Right Arm, 1979

George Nakashima

Lounge Rocker with Right Arm, 1979

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Origins cabinet, model 214, 1958

George Nakashima

Origins cabinet, model 214, 1958

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Origins king-size headboard, 1959

George Nakashima

Origins king-size headboard, 1959

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Origins mirror, model 295, 1958

George Nakashima

Origins mirror, model 295, 1958

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Wohl table, 1960

George Nakashima

Wohl table, 1960

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Cluster Base dining table, 1980

George Nakashima

Cluster Base dining table, 1980

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Grass-Seated chairs, set of six, 1967–1974

George Nakashima

Grass-Seated chairs, set of six, 1967–1974

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Exceptional

George Nakashima

Exceptional "Minguren I" Coffee Table, New..., 1982

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Set of Four

George Nakashima

Set of Four "Conoid" Dining Chairs, New..., 1982

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Fine

George Nakashima

Fine "Conoid" Bench, New Hope, Pennsylvania, , 1968

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Fine Single-Board

George Nakashima

Fine Single-Board "Conoid" Dining Table and..., 1988

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Special

George Nakashima

Special "Double Sliding-Door Cabinet", New..., 1962

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George Nakashima

"Double-Pedestal" Desk, New Hope,..., 1965

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Fine

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Fine "Minguren" Dining Table, New Hope,..., 1982

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"Pedestal" End Table, New Hope,..., 1973

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George Nakashima

"Grass-Seated" Stool, New Hope,..., 1960

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"Pedestal" End Table, New Hope,..., 1963

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"Mira" High Chair, New Hope, Pennsylvania,..., 1969

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