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)

Triple Sliding Door cabinet, 1963

George Nakashima

Triple Sliding Door cabinet, 1963

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Hanging Wall cabinet, 1968

George Nakashima

Hanging Wall cabinet, 1968

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Bench with Back, 1962

George Nakashima

Bench with Back, 1962

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Greenrock coffee table, 1987

George Nakashima

Greenrock coffee table, 1987

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Conoid chairs, set of four, 1962

George Nakashima

Conoid chairs, set of four, 1962

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Trestle extension dining table, 1968

George Nakashima

Trestle extension dining table, 1968

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Greenrock table, 1987

George Nakashima

Greenrock table, 1987

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Conoid chairs, set of eight, 1987

George Nakashima

Conoid chairs, set of eight, 1987

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Tall chest, 1963

George Nakashima

Tall chest, 1963

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Greenrock ottomans, pair, 1987

George Nakashima

Greenrock ottomans, pair, 1987

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Conoid chairs, set of four, 1976

George Nakashima

Conoid chairs, set of four, 1976

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Minguren III conference/dining table, 1986

George Nakashima

Minguren III conference/dining table, 1986

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Amoeba nesting tables, set of three, 1987

George Nakashima

Amoeba nesting tables, set of three, 1987

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Exceptional room divider, 1979

George Nakashima

Exceptional room divider, 1979

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Bench with Back, 1968

George Nakashima

Bench with Back, 1968

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Table lamp, 1986

George Nakashima

Table lamp, 1986

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George Nakashima, Grass-Seated Stool

George Nakashima

George Nakashima, Grass-Seated Stool

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George Nakashima

George Nakashima

George Nakashima "Trestle" Dining Table, New , 1962

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George Nakashima Set of Six

George Nakashima

George Nakashima Set of Six "New" Chairs,..., 1975

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George Nakashima Double Sliding-Door..., 1960

George Nakashima

George Nakashima Double Sliding-Door..., 1960

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George Nakashima Double Hanging Wall..., 1963

George Nakashima

George Nakashima Double Hanging Wall..., 1963

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George Nakashima Set of Six..., 1963

George Nakashima

George Nakashima Set of Six..., 1963

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George Nakashima

George Nakashima

George Nakashima "Frenchman's Cove II"..., 1963

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George Nakashima Exceptional English Walnut..., 1972

George Nakashima

George Nakashima Exceptional English Walnut..., 1972

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