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)

Wall-mounted sideboard, model no. 249, from..., 1959

George Nakashima

Wall-mounted sideboard, model no. 249, from..., 1959

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An Important Coffee Table, 1981

George Nakashima

An Important Coffee Table, 1981

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Coffee Table, 1985

George Nakashima

Coffee Table, 1985

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Custom

George Nakashima

Custom "Kornblut" Cabinet, 1984

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Pair of Cabinets, 1968

George Nakashima

Pair of Cabinets, 1968

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Wall-mounted sideboard, model no. 249, from..., 1959

George Nakashima

Wall-mounted sideboard, model no. 249, from..., 1959

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Daybed, from the

George Nakashima

Daybed, from the "Origins" collection, 1958

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Single pedestal desk

George Nakashima

Single pedestal desk

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CN101: Conoid Chairs

George Nakashima

CN101: Conoid Chairs

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Set of six 'Origins' dining chairs, model no. 206

George Nakashima

Set of six 'Origins' dining chairs, model no. 206

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Set of four 'New' dining chairs, 1994

George Nakashima

Set of four 'New' dining chairs, 1994

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Ensemble de quatre chaises

George Nakashima

Ensemble de quatre chaises "Grass Seated" , 1940

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Semainier, 1959

George Nakashima

Semainier, 1959

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Chaise

George Nakashima

Chaise "Grass Seated" , 1940

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Commode, 1955

George Nakashima

Commode, 1955

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Table sur-mesure, 1980

George Nakashima

Table sur-mesure, 1980

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Cabinet modèle

George Nakashima

Cabinet modèle "247" de la série "Sundra" , 1960

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Chaise et repose-pied

George Nakashima

Chaise et repose-pied "Grass Seated" , 1940

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Commode, 1971

George Nakashima

Commode, 1971

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Bibliothèque, 1974

George Nakashima

Bibliothèque, 1974

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Bibliothèque murale, 1958

George Nakashima

Bibliothèque murale, 1958

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Lit et tête de lit

George Nakashima

Lit et tête de lit "Conoid" formant meuble..., 1966

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Lit, 1989

George Nakashima

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Slab coffee table, 1957

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table, 1957

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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