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)

Coffee table, 1966

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1966

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Special Chest, 1964

George Nakashima

Special Chest, 1964

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Long chair

George Nakashima

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Fine Triple Sliding Door cabinet, 1974

George Nakashima

Fine Triple Sliding Door cabinet, 1974

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Fine book-matched Minguren II dining table, 1974

George Nakashima

Fine book-matched Minguren II dining table, 1974

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Fine end table, 1968

George Nakashima

Fine end table, 1968

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Special Chest, 1968

George Nakashima

Special Chest, 1968

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Slab Coffee Table, 1958

George Nakashima

Slab Coffee Table, 1958

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Rare pair of two-tone Sliding Door cabinets

George Nakashima

Rare pair of two-tone Sliding Door cabinets

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Fine bench, 1966

George Nakashima

Fine bench, 1966

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Three nesting tables, 1985

George Nakashima

Three nesting tables, 1985

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Kornblut cabinet, 1962

George Nakashima

Kornblut cabinet, 1962

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Pedestal table, 1967

George Nakashima

Pedestal table, 1967

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Set of four Mira chairs, 1967

George Nakashima

Set of four Mira chairs, 1967

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Conoid headboard and platform bed, 1976

George Nakashima

Conoid headboard and platform bed, 1976

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Set of five Grass-Seated chairs

George Nakashima

Set of five Grass-Seated chairs

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Trestle dining table with three-plank top, 1974

George Nakashima

Trestle dining table with three-plank top, 1974

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Rare custom console table/cabinet, 1955

George Nakashima

Rare custom console table/cabinet, 1955

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Rare custom console table/cabinet, 1955

George Nakashima

Rare custom console table/cabinet, 1955

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Straight-Edge Bench with Back, 1955

George Nakashima

Straight-Edge Bench with Back, 1955

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Special Bookcase, 1969

George Nakashima

Special Bookcase, 1969

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Special Wall Case, 1969

George Nakashima

Special Wall Case, 1969

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Exceptional, massive

George Nakashima

Exceptional, massive "Dean's Desk" or..., 1970

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Desk, 1965

George Nakashima

Sale Date: April 15, 2019

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