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)

Special Double Sliding-Door Cabinet, New..., 1964

George Nakashima

Special Double Sliding-Door Cabinet, New..., 1964

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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Round Coffee Table, New Hope,..., 1970

George Nakashima

Round Coffee Table, New Hope,..., 1970

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Conoid

George Nakashima

Conoid" Dining Table, New Hope,..., 1965

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Triple Sliding-Door Cabinet, New Hope,..., 1965

George Nakashima

Triple Sliding-Door Cabinet, New Hope,..., 1965

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Early

George Nakashima

Early "Plank" End Table, New Hope,..., 1956

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Early

George Nakashima

Early "Plank" Coffee Table, New Hope,..., 1956

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Triple Sliding-Door Hanging Wall Cabinet,..., 1966

George Nakashima

Triple Sliding-Door Hanging Wall Cabinet,..., 1966

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Origins

George Nakashima

Origins" Side Table, Model No. 240,..., 1960

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Long Chair, 1962

George Nakashima

Long Chair, 1962

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Prototype Desk, 1972

George Nakashima

Prototype Desk, 1972

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Pair of

George Nakashima

Pair of "Conoid Cushion" lounge chairs, 1989

Sale Date: December 7, 2021

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Triple Sliding Door Wall Cabinet, 1965

George Nakashima

Triple Sliding Door Wall Cabinet, 1965

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Greenrock

George Nakashima

Greenrock" Coffee Table, 1970–1979

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Table Lamp, 1965

George Nakashima

Table Lamp, 1965

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Origins' lounge chair, ca. 1957, 1957

George Nakashima

Origins' lounge chair, ca. 1957, 1957

Sale Date: December 11, 2021

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Splay-Leg coffee table, model N10

George Nakashima

Splay-Leg coffee table, model N10

Sale Date: December 2, 2021

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Round Cluster-base Dining Table with Six New , 1965

George Nakashima

Round Cluster-base Dining Table with Six New , 1965

Sale Date: November 23, 2021

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Rocking chair - Unique piece, 1970–1979

George Nakashima

Rocking chair - Unique piece, 1970–1979

Sale Date: December 1, 2021

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New - Unique piece, 1982

George Nakashima

New - Unique piece, 1982

Sale Date: December 1, 2021

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Minguren I - Unique piece, 1978

George Nakashima

Minguren I - Unique piece, 1978

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Trestle - Unique piece, 1976

George Nakashima

Trestle - Unique piece, 1976

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Minguren - Unique piece, 1971

George Nakashima

Minguren - Unique piece, 1971

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Desk, 1970

George Nakashima

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Cabinet - Unique piece, 1969

George Nakashima

Cabinet - Unique piece, 1969

Sale Date: December 1, 2021

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