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)

Slab coffee table, 1977

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table, 1977

Sale Date: January 22, 2021

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Triple Chest of Drawers, 1963

George Nakashima

Triple Chest of Drawers, 1963

Sale Date: January 22, 2021

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Exceptional Conoid dining table, 1968

George Nakashima

Exceptional Conoid dining table, 1968

Sale Date: January 22, 2021

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Conoid chairs, set of six, 1968

George Nakashima

Conoid chairs, set of six, 1968

Sale Date: January 22, 2021

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Rare Bahut cabinet, 1979

George Nakashima

Rare Bahut cabinet, 1979

Sale Date: January 22, 2021

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Hanging Wall cabinet, 1965

George Nakashima

Hanging Wall cabinet, 1965

Sale Date: January 22, 2021

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Kornblut cabinet, 1965

George Nakashima

Kornblut cabinet, 1965

Sale Date: January 22, 2021

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Custom Hi-Fi/Bar cabinet, 1956

George Nakashima

Custom Hi-Fi/Bar cabinet, 1956

Sale Date: January 22, 2021

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Minguren II end table, 1968

George Nakashima

Minguren II end table, 1968

Sale Date: January 22, 2021

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Table lamp, 1979

George Nakashima

Table lamp, 1979

Sale Date: January 22, 2021

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Conoid chair, 1970

George Nakashima

Conoid chair, 1970

Sale Date: January 22, 2021

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Conoïd, 1975

George Nakashima

Conoïd, 1975

Sale Date: January 20, 2021

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Conoïd Bench, 1975

George Nakashima

Conoïd Bench, 1975

Sale Date: January 20, 2021

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Set of two

Style of George Nakashima

Set of two "grass-seated" armchairs in the taste

Sale Date: January 10, 2021

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George Nakashima (1905-1990) Conoid Chair, 1964–1965

George Nakashima

George Nakashima (1905-1990) Conoid Chair, 1964–1965

Sale Date: December 17, 2020

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Origins #263

George Nakashima

Sale Date: December 15, 2020

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Straight chair, 1950

George Nakashima

Straight chair, 1950

Sale Date: December 15, 2020

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249-L Cabinet à suspendre à deux portes...

George Nakashima

249-L Cabinet à suspendre à deux portes...

Sale Date: December 15, 2020

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Console - pupitre suspendu à deux tiroirs et...

George Nakashima

Console - pupitre suspendu à deux tiroirs et...

Sale Date: December 15, 2020

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Minguren II coffee table, 1980

George Nakashima

Minguren II coffee table, 1980

Sale Date: December 17, 2020

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Sliding Door cabinet, 1960

George Nakashima

Sliding Door cabinet, 1960

Sale Date: December 17, 2020

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coffee table, 1968

George Nakashima

coffee table, 1968

Sale Date: December 17, 2020

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Special Greenrock-type table, 1983

George Nakashima

Special Greenrock-type table, 1983

Sale Date: December 17, 2020

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Wohl ABC table, 1982

George Nakashima

Wohl ABC table, 1982

Sale Date: December 17, 2020

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