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)

Grass-Seated chairs, set of eight, 1955–1965

George Nakashima

Grass-Seated chairs, set of eight, 1955–1965

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Trestle dining table, 1965

George Nakashima

Trestle dining table, 1965

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Grass-Seated chairs, set of four, 1960

George Nakashima

Grass-Seated chairs, set of four, 1960

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cabinet, 1957

George Nakashima

cabinet, 1957

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Wohl table, 1963

George Nakashima

Wohl table, 1963

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coffee table, 1961

George Nakashima

coffee table, 1961

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cabinet, 1959

George Nakashima

cabinet, 1959

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Custom frame with Haggadah, 1966

George Nakashima and Ben Shahn

Custom frame with Haggadah, 1966

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Conoid dining chairs, set of eight, 1970

George Nakashima

Conoid dining chairs, set of eight, 1970

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wall-mounted shelf, 1973–1974

George Nakashima

wall-mounted shelf, 1973–1974

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Slab coffee table, 1963

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table, 1963

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Conoid dining table, 1970

George Nakashima

Conoid dining table, 1970

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Frenchman's Cove dining table, 1979

George Nakashima

Frenchman's Cove dining table, 1979

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Minguren I coffee table, 1988

George Nakashima

Minguren I coffee table, 1988

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Slab coffee table, 1963

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table, 1963

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Cushion sofa, 1955

George Nakashima

Cushion sofa, 1955

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Cushion armchairs, pair and ottoman, 1955

George Nakashima

Cushion armchairs, pair and ottoman, 1955

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cabinet, 1963

George Nakashima

cabinet, 1963

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cabinet, 1955

George Nakashima

cabinet, 1955

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DAYBED, 1952

George Nakashima

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THREE CHESTS OF DRAWERS, 1958

George Nakashima

THREE CHESTS OF DRAWERS, 1958

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PAIR OF CONOID CUSHION CHAIRS AND SETTEE, 1957

George Nakashima

PAIR OF CONOID CUSHION CHAIRS AND SETTEE, 1957

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HOST NEW CHAIR ROCKER, 1965

George Nakashima

HOST NEW CHAIR ROCKER, 1965

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PAIR OF CONOID CUSHION ARMCHAIRS, 1960–1969

George Nakashima

PAIR OF CONOID CUSHION ARMCHAIRS, 1960–1969

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