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)

Lounge Chair with Right Arm, 1959

George Nakashima

Lounge Chair with Right Arm, 1959

Sale Date: September 24, 2021

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Special Greenrock-type table, 1983

George Nakashima

Special Greenrock-type table, 1983

Sale Date: September 24, 2021

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Sliding Door cabinet, 1954

George Nakashima

Sliding Door cabinet, 1954

Sale Date: September 24, 2021

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Slab coffee table, 1965

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table, 1965

Sale Date: September 24, 2021

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Special cabinet, 1962

George Nakashima

Special cabinet, 1962

Sale Date: September 24, 2021

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Amoeba nesting tables, set of three, 1965

George Nakashima

Amoeba nesting tables, set of three, 1965

Sale Date: September 24, 2021

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Minguren II coffee table, 1973

George Nakashima

Minguren II coffee table, 1973

Sale Date: September 24, 2021

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Minguren I coffee table, 1972

George Nakashima

Minguren I coffee table, 1972

Sale Date: September 24, 2021

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Trestle dining table, 1960

George Nakashima

Trestle dining table, 1960

Sale Date: September 24, 2021

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Floor lamp, 1964

George Nakashima

Floor lamp, 1964

Sale Date: September 24, 2021

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Conoid Bench with Back, 1960

George Nakashima

Conoid Bench with Back, 1960

Sale Date: September 24, 2021

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Splay-leg table”, 1947

George Nakashima

Splay-leg table”, 1947

Sale Date: September 7, 2021

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Sundra

George Nakashima

Sundra" Dining Table With Drop-Leaf, Model..., 1960

Sale Date: September 15, 2021

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Set of Seven

George Nakashima

Set of Seven "Sundra" Side Chairs,..., 1960

Sale Date: September 15, 2021

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CONOID EXTENSION DINING TABLE, 1965, 1965

George Nakashima

CONOID EXTENSION DINING TABLE, 1965, 1965

Sale Date: July 31, 2021

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Desk lamps (2), 1993

George and Mira Nakashima

Desk lamps (2), 1993

Sale Date: July 18, 2021

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Wall mounted shelf, 1981

George Nakashima

Wall mounted shelf, 1981

Sale Date: July 18, 2021

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Hanging wall case, overhang right, 1964–1965

George Nakashima

Hanging wall case, overhang right, 1964–1965

Sale Date: July 18, 2021

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Grass-seated chairs (4), 1961

George Nakashima

Grass-seated chairs (4), 1961

Sale Date: July 18, 2021

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Trestle table, 1961

George Nakashima

Trestle table, 1961

Sale Date: July 18, 2021

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Frame with Blind Botanist by Ben Shahn, 1963

George Nakashima

Frame with Blind Botanist by Ben Shahn, 1963

Sale Date: July 15, 2021

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Daybed, 1963

George Nakashima

Sale Date: July 7, 2021

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Fitch stool

George Nakashima

Sale Date: July 7, 2021

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Daybed, 1963

George Nakashima

Sale Date: July 7, 2021

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