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

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Free edge - Pièce unique, 1969

George Nakashima

Free edge - Pièce unique, 1969

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Free edge - Pièce unique, 1969

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Free edge - Pièce unique, 1969

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Bureau - Commande spéciale, 1969

George Nakashima

Bureau - Commande spéciale, 1969

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Bureau à caissons - Commande spéciale, 1967

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Bureau à caissons - Commande spéciale, 1967

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Round Pedestal - Commande spéciale, 1966

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Round Pedestal - Commande spéciale, 1966

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Table d'appoint - Commande spéciale, 1966

George Nakashima

Table d'appoint - Commande spéciale, 1966

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Table basse - Pièce unique, 1965

George Nakashima

Table basse - Pièce unique, 1965

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Single arm rocking lounge chair - Commande..., 1965

George Nakashima

Single arm rocking lounge chair - Commande..., 1965

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Conoid - Commande spéciale, 1965

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Conoid - Commande spéciale, 1965

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Lampadaire - Commande spéciale, 1963

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Lampadaire - Commande spéciale, 1963

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Trestle - Commande spéciale, 1961

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Trestle - Commande spéciale, 1961

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Paire de tables d'appoint - Commande spéciale, 1961

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Paire de tables d'appoint - Commande spéciale, 1961

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Table basse - Pièce unique, 1960

George Nakashima

Table basse - Pièce unique, 1960

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Rocking New chair - Commande spéciale, 1960

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Rocking New chair - Commande spéciale, 1960

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Lampe à poser - Commande spéciale, 1960

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Lampe à poser - Commande spéciale, 1960

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Paire de chevets - Commande spéciale, 1960

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Paire de chevets - Commande spéciale, 1960

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Collection Origins, 1960

George Nakashima

Collection Origins, 1960

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Buffet, 1959

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Daybed, 1959

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Commode, 1959

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Commode, 1959

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Miroir, 1959

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Slab - Commande spéciale, 1958

George Nakashima

Slab - Commande spéciale, 1958

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Origins, 1958

George Nakashima

Origins, 1958

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Ensemble de deux canapés modulables et d'une , 1955

George Nakashima

Ensemble de deux canapés modulables et d'une , 1955

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