$120,000
H 14.26 in W 72.25 in D 13.47 in
George Nakashima Wall-Mounted Sideboard in Walnut and Pandanus Cloth
By George Nakashima
Located in Waalwijk, NL
George Nakashima, sliding-door wall-mounted cabinet, American black walnut, pandanus cloth, United
Walnut
$127,000
H 31.89 in W 60.04 in D 20.08 in
George Nakashima Double Sliding-Door Cabinet in Walnut and Pandanus Cloth
By George Nakashima Studio, George Nakashima
Located in Waalwijk, NL
George Nakashima for George Nakashima Studio, sideboard, American black walnut, pandanus cloth
Walnut
$158,000
H 32.29 in W 94.49 in D 22.84 in
George Nakashima for George Nakashima Studio Triple Sliding Door Cabinet
By George Nakashima Studio, George Nakashima
Located in Waalwijk, NL
George Nakashima, sideboard, walnut, pandanus cloth, United States, 1963. With regard to its
Fabric, Walnut
George Nakashima Sliding Pandanus Door Cabinet
By George Nakashima
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iconic and gorgeous cabinet. Full provenance accompanies.
George Nakashima Dry Bar with Pandanus Front
By George Nakashima
Located in Los Angeles, CA
George Nakashima dry bar with pandanus front. A rare form.
Wood
George Nakashima King Size Headboard
By George Nakashima
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare Nakashima headboard. Original pandanus cloth doors. Provenance accompanies.
Walnut
Sold
H 31.5 in W 60 in D 20 in
George Nakashima, Sliding Door Cabinet, Walnut and Pandanus Cloth, before 1958
By George Nakashima
Located in High Point, NC
A beautiful and practical cabinet handcrafted in walnut and pandanus cloth. Four drawers on each
Grasscloth, Walnut
Sold
H 32 in W 126 in D 20 in
George Nakashima Rare Four-Door Pandanus Cabinet in Walnut and Teak, Midcentury
By George Nakashima
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the card by George Nakashima. As described, the credenza is a four door Pandanus sliding door credenza
Teak, Walnut
Triple Sliding Door Cabinet by George Nakashima
By George Nakashima
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Rare 3 door cabinet by George Nakashima with grilled pandanus cloth sliding doors.Interior with
Walnut
Rare Pair of Cabinets by George Nakashima, 1958
By George Nakashima
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Unique pair of petite cabinets by George Nakashima. Featuring dovetail joinery and pandanus cloth
Walnut
George Nakashima 2 Door Grill Front Pandanus Cloth Cabinet
By George Nakashima
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
George Nakashima 2 Door Grill Front Cabinet American Black Walnut 2 original shelves Clients name
Walnut
George Nakashima Wall-Mounted Cabinet
By George Nakashima
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Cabinet, in walnut, oak and pandanus, by George Nakashima, United States 1960s. Exceptional
Oak, Walnut
George Nakashima Pandanus Front Free Edge Credenza
By George Nakashima
Located in Los Angeles, CA
George Nakashima pandanus front free edge credenza. A perfect example.
George Nakashima Pandanus Front Free Edge Cabinet
By George Nakashima
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very unusual and beautiful form. Provenance accompanies. A custom piece.
George Nakashima Pandanus Cloth Free Edge Credenza
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A great example.
George Nakashima Large Pandanus Front Credenza
By George Nakashima
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A perfect example. Fully signed and dated on verso. Provenance accompanies.
George Nakashima Sliding Pandanus Door Cabinet
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This stunning cabinet has two vertical-grilled sliding doors backed in pandanus cloth, enclosing
Walnut
George Nakashima Sliding Pandanus Door Cabinet
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Iconic and gorgeous. Full provenance accompanies.
Perfect as a bar or media cabinet.
In our NJ gallery.
George Nakashima Credenza with Pandanus Cloth Doors
Located in San Francisco, CA
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George Nakashima Triple Sliding Door Cabinet, 1968
By George Nakashima
Located in Sylacauga, AL
original sketch signed and dated by George Nakashima. The original pandanus cloth, which had some wear
Fabric, Walnut
George Nakashima Triple Sliding Door Cabinet, 1968
By George Nakashima
Located in Sylacauga, AL
original sketch signed and dated by George Nakashima. The original pandanus cloth, which had some wear
Fabric, Walnut
George Nakashima Free Edge Hanging Wall Case
By George Nakashima
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
A unique hanging wall case by George Nakashima made of American walnut, pandanus cloth with
Wood, Walnut
Japanese Antique Wood Cabinets, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a tasteful antique storage shelf made in the Meiji period. Made from cedar, the dark wood gives it a deep flavor. No nails are used for the joints, but the traditional "mor...
Wood
$16,400
H 78.75 in W 70.87 in D 27.56 in
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi Bedroom Divider Wardrobe Walnut
By Giuseppe Rivadossi, Officina Rivadossi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi, bedroom divider or wardrobe unit, walnut, glass Italy, 1980s This exceptional piece by Italian sculptor and designer Giuseppe Rivadossi is...
Glass, Walnut
$158,000 / set
H 27.56 in W 22.84 in D 20.08 in
Exceptionally Rare Set of Eight George Nakashima 'Grass-seated Chairs'
By George Nakashima Studio, George Nakashima
Located in Waalwijk, NL
George Nakashima, set of eight 'Grass-seated Chairs', American black walnut, sea grass cord, United States, early 1960s Through its pure form, thoughtful use of materials, and exqui...
Seagrass, Walnut
Antique Blue Painted Cupboard Dated 1850
Located in Vo', Veneto
Antique Blue Painted Cupboard dated 1850 Period: dated 1850 Origin: Tyrolean area, Germany Wood type: Fir Height: 175 cm 68.89 in Width: 125 cm (138 cm with frame) 49.21 in (54.33...
Fir
$6,900
H 31.25 in W 22.5 in D 24.5 in
20th Century Italian Single Vintage Walnut Lounge Chair by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A single, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian lounge chair made of hand crafted polished Walnut designed by Paolo Buffa, in good condition. The detailed club chair is composed with tw...
Fabric, Bouclé, Upholstery, Walnut
George Nakashima Slab Coffee Table
By George Nakashima
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A George Nakashima Single Slab Coffee Table Expressive free-edged American Black Walnut Signed and dated 1967 Original Clients name available
Walnut
On Hold|$1,816
H 7.49 in W 47.64 in D 21.86 in
Japanese old wooden low table/wabisabi coffee table/1868-1920
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This piece is a Japanese wooden low table crafted during the Meiji to Taisho period (1868–1920). It is made from tochi (Japanese horse chestnut) wood, a material valued for its su...
Wood
$42,253
H 40.16 in W 74.81 in D 20.08 in
Charles Dudouyt Brutalist Credenza in Oak & Brass France, 1940s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Berlin, DE
A striking oak credenza attributed to Charles Dudouyt, showcasing a craftsmanship and sculptural design language. The piece features beautifully carved geometric patterns on the cent...
Brass
$52,000
H 121.66 in W 149.81 in D 14.18 in
Mogens Koch for Rud Radmussen Substantial Modular Library in Pine
By Rud Rasmussen, Mogens Koch
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mogens Koch for Rud Rasmussen, modular bookcase or library, pine, Denmark, design 1928 Intriguing and substantial modular library by Danish designer Mogens Koch. This piece is cons...
Pine
$35,000
H 38.25 in W 33.25 in D 38.5 in
Vladimir Kagan, Rare Lounge Chair, Walnut, White Fabric, Kagan Designs C. 1950
By Kagan-Dreyfuss, Inc., Vladimir Kagan
Located in High Point, NC
A rare lounge lounge chair designed by Vladimir Kagan for his own firm Vladimir Kagans Design. Designed c. 1950s, this example produced c. 1970. Features finely carved walnut, reuph...
Fabric, Bouclé, Walnut
$4,658Sale Price|35% Off
H 90.56 in W 122.05 in D 25.6 in
French Brutalist Modular Wall System – Industrial Elegance, ca. 1950
Located in Oirlo, LI
Stunning and robust French brutalist wall system from the 1950s crafted from high-quality, knot-free solid pinewood. This freestanding modular unit features a strong frame and can ...
Leather, Wood
$30,000
H 32 in W 84 in D 22 in
George Nakashima for Widdicomb Long Dresser Credenza Cabinet Burl Sliding Doors
By John Widdicomb, George Nakashima
Located in Rockaway, NJ
George Nakashima for widdicomb long dresser credenza cabinet burl sliding doors mint!
Walnut, Burl
$27,800
H 1.13 in W 72 in D 21 in
George Nakashima 6 Foot Free Edge Corner Counter Shelf or Console, Signed, 1971
By George Nakashima
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A corner-mounted counter shelf or floating console table by George Nakashima comprising a single slab in American black walnut with two free edges, signed and dated 1971 to the under...
Walnut
George Nakashima Table
By George Nakashima
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Spectacular "Q" Table/Bench Created in 1964 by George Nakashima, Expressive Free edge Walnut and very long table for Nakashima Table Signed with a Roman Numeral iii on the underside...
Walnut
$20,339
H 33.08 in W 18.12 in D 181.11 in
Vintage Sideboard set by Guido Faleschini for I4Mariani Italy 1970s
By Guido Faleschini
Located in Roma, IT
Outstanding and rare sideboard set with corner cabinet realized by Guido Faleschini for I4Mariani in Italy in 1970s. 4 modules with various drawers, all closing with magnetic doors....
Wood
$60,000
H 36.75 in W 89 in D 20 in
1954 George Nakashima Studio Triple Sliding Door Cabinet / Credenza Black Walnut
By George Nakashima
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a gorgeous 1954 George Nakashima Studio triple sliding door cabinet /credenza in American black walnut. This is an early piece, representing a number of refined ea...
Walnut
A master woodworker and M.I.T.-trained architect, George Nakashima was the leading light of the American Studio furniture movement. Along with Wharton Esherick, Sam Maloof and Wendell Castle, Nakashima was an artisan who disdained industrial methods and materials in favor of a personal, craft-based approach to the design of chairs, coffee tables and other pieces. What sets Nakashima apart is the poetic style of his work, his reverence for wood and the belief that his furniture could evince — as he put it in the title of his 1981 memoir — The Soul of a Tree.
Born in Spokane, Washington, to Japanese immigrants, Nakashima traveled widely after college, working and studying in Paris, Japan and India, and at every stop he absorbed both modernist and traditional design influences.
The turning point in Nakashima’s career development came in the United States in 1942, when he was placed in an internment camp for Asian-Americans in Idaho. There, Nakashima met a master woodcarver who tutored him in Japanese crafting techniques. A former employer won Nakashima’s release and brought him to bucolic New Hope, Pennsylvania, where Nakashima set up a studio and worked for the rest of his life. (Master craftsperson Mira Nakashima keeps her father’s legacy alive at the George Nakashima Studio in New Hope today. She has been the artistic director of George Nakashima Woodworkers since her father's death, in 1990.)
Nakashima’s singular aesthetic is best captured in his custom-made tables and benches — pieces that show off the grain, burls and whorls in a plank of wood. He left the “free edge,” or natural contour, of the slab un-planed, and reinforced fissures in the wood with “butterfly” joints.
Almost all Nakashima seating pieces have smooth, milled edges. Nakashima also contracted with large-scale manufacturers to produce carefully supervised editions of his designs. Knoll has offered his Straight chair — a modern take on the spindle-backed Windsor chair — since 1946; the now-defunct firm Widdicomb-Mueller, the result of a merger between Widdicomb and Mueller Furniture, issued the Shaker-inspired Origins collection in the 1950s.
Nelson Rockefeller in 1973 gave Nakashima his single largest commission: a 200-piece suite for his suburban New York estate. Today, Nakashima furniture is collected by both the staid and the fashionable: his work sits in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian Institution, as well as in the homes of Steven Spielberg, Brad Pitt, Diane von Furstenberg and the late Steve Jobs.
Find vintage George Nakashima furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.