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)

Low bench, New Hope, PA

George Nakashima

Low bench, New Hope, PA

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New Chair with Arm, New Hope, PA, 1989

George Nakashima

New Chair with Arm, New Hope, PA, 1989

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Lounge Chair with Arm, New Hope, PA

George Nakashima

Lounge Chair with Arm, New Hope, PA

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Exceptional Single Pedestal Conoid desk, New , 1988

George Nakashima

Exceptional Single Pedestal Conoid desk, New , 1988

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Sliding Door Cabinet, New Hope, PA, 1968

George Nakashima

Sliding Door Cabinet, New Hope, PA, 1968

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Sliding Door Cabinet, New Hope, PA, 1988

George Nakashima

Sliding Door Cabinet, New Hope, PA, 1988

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Set of six Conoid chairs, New Hope, PA

George Nakashima

Set of six Conoid chairs, New Hope, PA

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Two Special Cabinets, New Hope, PA, 1959

George Nakashima

Two Special Cabinets, New Hope, PA, 1959

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Table lamp, New Hope, PA, 1974

George Nakashima

Table lamp, New Hope, PA, 1974

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Minguren II coffee table, New Hope, PA, 1973

George Nakashima

Minguren II coffee table, New Hope, PA, 1973

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Assembled set of six Captain's chairs,..., 1954–1978

George Nakashima

Assembled set of six Captain's chairs,..., 1954–1978

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Trestle table with book-matched top, New..., 1984

George Nakashima

Trestle table with book-matched top, New..., 1984

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Straight Edge Chest with seven drawers, New..., 1963

George Nakashima

Straight Edge Chest with seven drawers, New..., 1963

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Single Chest of Drawers, New Hope, PA, 1956

George Nakashima

Single Chest of Drawers, New Hope, PA, 1956

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Chest, New Hope, PA, 1968

George Nakashima

Chest, New Hope, PA, 1968

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Pair of Conoid Lounge Chairs, New Hope, PA

George Nakashima

Pair of Conoid Lounge Chairs, New Hope, PA

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Kent Hall floor lamp, New Hope, PA, 1986

George Nakashima

Kent Hall floor lamp, New Hope, PA, 1986

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M10 coffee table, USA, 1947

George Nakashima

M10 coffee table, USA, 1947

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Two meditation stools, New Hope, PA, 1969

George Nakashima

Two meditation stools, New Hope, PA, 1969

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Two Grass-Seated chairs, New Hope, PA

George Nakashima

Two Grass-Seated chairs, New Hope, PA

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Mira high stool, New Hope, PA, 1960

George Nakashima

Mira high stool, New Hope, PA, 1960

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Two nesting tables, Grand Rapids, MI, 1959

George Nakashima

Two nesting tables, Grand Rapids, MI, 1959

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Pair of New chairs, New Hope, PA

George Nakashima

Pair of New chairs, New Hope, PA

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Queen-size storage headboard, New Hope, PA, 1960

George Nakashima

Queen-size storage headboard, New Hope, PA, 1960

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