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)

DOUBLE SLIDING-DOOR CABINET, 1965

George Nakashima

DOUBLE SLIDING-DOOR CABINET, 1965

Sale Date: October 7, 2019

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PAIR OF CONOID CUSHION ARMCHAIRS, 1960–1969

George Nakashima

PAIR OF CONOID CUSHION ARMCHAIRS, 1960–1969

Sale Date: October 7, 2019

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Turned-Leg dining table and set of four..., 1957

George Nakashima

Turned-Leg dining table and set of four..., 1957

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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Set of four New armchairs, 1965

George Nakashima

Set of four New armchairs, 1965

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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Mira Chair and Four-Legged Chair, 1963

George Nakashima

Mira Chair and Four-Legged Chair, 1963

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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Trestle dining table, 1959

George Nakashima

Trestle dining table, 1959

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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Slab coffee table, 1960

George Nakashima

Slab coffee table, 1960

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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Sliding Door Cabinet, 1959

George Nakashima

Sliding Door Cabinet, 1959

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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Early Trestle extension dining table, 1956

George Nakashima

Early Trestle extension dining table, 1956

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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Double Chest of Drawers, 1970

George Nakashima

Double Chest of Drawers, 1970

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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Single Chest of Drawers, 1966

George Nakashima

Single Chest of Drawers, 1966

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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Early Milkhouse table, 1954

George Nakashima

Early Milkhouse table, 1954

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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Early Hanging Wall Cabinet, 1957

George Nakashima

Early Hanging Wall Cabinet, 1957

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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Sliding Door Cabinet, 1961

George Nakashima

Sliding Door Cabinet, 1961

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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Exceptional Conoid dining table, 1985

George Nakashima

Exceptional Conoid dining table, 1985

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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Settee with Arms, 1972

George Nakashima

Settee with Arms, 1972

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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Cushion Chair, 1954

George Nakashima

Cushion Chair, 1954

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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Triple Chest of Drawers, 1974

George Nakashima

Triple Chest of Drawers, 1974

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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Pair of Cushion Chairs

George Nakashima

Pair of Cushion Chairs

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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Bookcase with sliding doors, 1964

George Nakashima

Bookcase with sliding doors, 1964

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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Triple Sliding Door Cabinet, 1963

George Nakashima

Triple Sliding Door Cabinet, 1963

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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Greenrock ottoman, 1984

George Nakashima

Greenrock ottoman, 1984

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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Exceptional Minguren I coffee table, 1980

George Nakashima

Exceptional Minguren I coffee table, 1980

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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Conoid Cushion Chair

George Nakashima

Conoid Cushion Chair

Sale Date: September 22, 2019

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