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.

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A Pair of "Grass-Seated" Chairs, New Hope,..., 1954

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A Pair of

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A Pair of "Grass-Seated" Stools, New Hope,..., 1954

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A "Hi Boy" Tall Chest of Drawers, New Hope,..., 1961

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A "Single-Arm Lounge" Chair, New Hope,..., 1958

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A Fine

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A Fine "Conoid" Dining Table, New Hope,..., 1970

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A Special

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A Special "Hanging Wall Case", New Hope,..., 1961

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A Set of Six

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A Set of Six "Grass-Seated" Chairs, New..., 1957

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A "Double Sliding Door" Cabinet, New Hope,..., 1956

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A "Double Sliding Door" Cabinet, New Hope,..., 1956

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A Wall Mirror, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 1974

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A Wall Mirror, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 1974

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A Queen-Size

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A Queen-Size "Storage" Headboard, New Hope,..., 1964

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A Pair of

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A Pair of "Pitcairn Type" Bedside or Sofa..., 1956

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A "Hi Boy" Tall Chest of Drawers, New Hope,..., 1974

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A Pair of Chests of Drawers, New Hope,..., 1974

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A Pair of Chests of Drawers, New Hope,..., 1974

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A "Round Turned-Leg" Dining Table, New Hope, , 1960

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A Set of Four

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A Set of Four "Grass-Seated" Chairs, New..., 1954

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A "Slab II" Coffee Table, New Hope,..., 1954

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A Pair of "Wohl" Tables, New Hope,..., 1954

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A Special

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A Special "Triple Cabinet with Sliding..., 1971

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A Pair of Settees, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 1954

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A Pair of Settees, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 1954

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A "Cushion Lounge" Chair, New Hope,..., 1954

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A Pair of

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A Pair of "Cushion Lounge" Chairs, New Hope, , 1959

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coffee table, model 200-66W, 1963

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coffee table, model 200-66W, 1963

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Conoid headboard and Conoid platform bed, 1974

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Conoid headboard and Conoid platform bed, 1974

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