George Nakashima Furniture
American, 1905-1990
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.
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Creator: George Nakashima
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
Category
1960s American Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
George Nakashima Cluster base Round Dining Table
By George Nakashima
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rarely seen example
re-oiled top
original clients name is available.
Category
1960s American Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Frank Lloyd Wright for Heritage Henredon Taliesin Bedside Chests, Refinished
By George Nakashima, Heritage-Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional pair of Mid-Century Modern "Taliesin" bedside chests
By Frank Lloyd Wright for Heritage Henredon
USA, 1950s
Each measures: 21.5"W x 20"D x 28"H.
Mahogany, ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
George Nakashima Mira Chair
By George Nakashima
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
George Nakashima Walnut Mira Chair
Original Surface
Marked Showroom on underside of Chair Seat
Category
1960s American Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
George Nakashima Straight Back Chair
By George Nakashima
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
George Nakashima Straight Back Chair
Walnut and Hickory Construction
Single Board carved Sap Grained Seat
Signed George Nakashima to underside of chair Seat
Category
1960s American Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century 1980 Vintage George Nakashima Minguren II Coffee Table
By George Nakashima
Located in London, GB
Japanese American architect, father of the American craft movement, George Nakashima primarily considered a material to be used as a starting point of his designs. He mainly worked w...
Category
1980s Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
George Nakashima Free Edge 'Slab I' Coffee Table in Walnut
By George Nakashima
Located in Waalwijk, NL
George Nakashima for George Nakashima Studio, 'Slab I' coffee table, American black walnut, United States, 1958
American woodworker and designer George Nakashima proves with this qu...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
George Nakashima Captain's Chair
By George Nakashima
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
George Nakashima Captain's Chair
Beautiful original Dark Surface wonderful spline details
Clients name to underside of the chair
Category
1960s American Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
George Nakashima English Walnut Conoid Coffee Table
By George Nakashima, George Nakashima Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Coffee table from American mid-century craftsman George Nakashima. The table crafted of english walnut, c.1971 features a live edge slab table top with single spindle support and liv...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
George Nakashima Single Pedestal Desk
By George Nakashima
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
George Nakashima Single Pedestal Desk
Walnut splayed leg Desk
3 Drawer Pedestal
Signed on the underside of desk, George Nakashima 1968
Original Clients name marked in Drawers with Cr...
Category
1960s American Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
George Nakashima 4 Drawer Walnut
By George Nakashima
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
George Nakashima 4 Drawer Pedestal
Executed in Walnut.
The 4 drawers rest on a cruciform base
Nice grain and pegging details
Finished Back
Original surface
Category
1960s American Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
George Nakashima, Woodworker: New Hope, Pennsylvania (1962 Catalog, Signed)
By George Nakashima
Located in New York, NY
The catalog comprises: First, an introductory paean to craftsmanship and the spirituality of woodworking culminating in Nakashima’s bold signature in ink, dated April 1962. Next, a full-page photo of the Conoid Studio followed by a succession of offerings with photos and descriptions including: Trestle Table, Cross-Legged Table, Round Turned-Leg table, Conoid Table, Turned-Leg Table, Round Clustered-Base Table, Round Pedestal Table, Frenchman’s Cove Square Table, Single Drop-Leaf Table, Boat-Shaped Table, Frenchman’s Cove No.2 Table (fold-out), Round Coffee Table, Conoid Coffee Table, Slab Coffee Table No. 2, Slab Coffee Table, Portsmouth End Table, Square or Rectangular End Table (with and without shelf), Cross-Legged Coffee Table, Conoid Studio End Tables, Conoid Desks, New Chairs, Mira Chairs, Lounge Chair, No Arm, Lounge Chair One-Arm, Grass-Seated Chair, Arm Chair, conoid Chair, New Chair plus Rockers and Arms, Lounge Chair plus Rockers and Arms, Conoid Benches, “Q” Bench, “R” Bench...
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1960s American American Craftsman Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Paper
George Nakashima Mid Century Wooden Walnut Grass Straw Dining Office Chair 1960s
By George Nakashima
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare and iconic mid century dining / office chair in walnut wood and grass seating by George Nakashima produced by his studio in United States, 1960s. In good overall and original co...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Seagrass, Walnut
George Nakashima, Coffee Table, American Black Walnut, New Hope, USA, 1982
By George Nakashima, George Nakashima Studio
Located in High Point, NC
An American black walnut coffee table designed by George Nakashima and produced by Nakashima Studio, New Hope, Pennsylvania, United States, 1...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Nakashima Headboard Origins for Widdicomb 1959
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., George Nakashima
Located in Camden, ME
1959 Model 212-X Headboard George Nakashima for his Origins line of furniture for Widdicomb.
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
George Nakashima, Freeform Coffee Table, English Walnut, Studio USA 1971
By George Nakashima, George Nakashima Studio
Located in High Point, NC
A unique and sizable coffee / cocktail table in the "sled-shape" style. Produced by Nakashima Studio, New Hope, Pennsylvania, United States. Dated 1971
Executed in English Walnut...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Six Drawer Dresser George Nakashima Origins Widdicomb 1962
By George Nakashima, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Camden, ME
Vintage George Nakashima six drawer dresser for the Widdicomb Orgins Line (1958-1963) in walnut wood with oil finish.
The angled asymmetric on...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
George Nakashima, Long Chair, American Black Walnut, Cotton Webbing, Usa, 1960s
By George Nakashima Studio, George Nakashima
Located in High Point, NC
An American black walnut and cotton webbing long chair designed and produced by George Nakashima, USA, 1960s.
Features a large burl-detailed, free ed...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Cotton
Nature, Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima
By George Nakashima, Mira Nakashima
Located in New York, NY
First edition of Mira Nakashima’s tribute to her father, George, whose standing as one of America’s foremost designer/craftsmen is reflected in his blue-chip status in the vintage de...
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Early 2000s American American Craftsman George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Paper
George Nakashima for Widdicomb Origins Collection Walnut Extension Dining Table
By George Nakashima, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A very rare and exceptional mid-century organic modern extension dining table
By George Nakashima for Widdicomb Furniture, "Origins" Collection
USA, Circa 1960
Gorgeous book-match...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
George Nakashima Grass Seat Chairs
By George Nakashima
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A set of 4 Grass Seat Chairs by George Nakashima.
Nice patina to both wood and grass seats.
Original owners name available
Category
1960s American Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
George Nakashima Trestle Dining Table
By George Nakashima
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
A beautiful piece. Table features a six-plank top with sap grain details. Signed with client's name to underside ‘Dr. Chan’.
Manufacturer
Nakashima Studio, USA
Date
1968
Dimensio...
Category
1960s American Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
George Nakashima for Widdicomb Model 200-66w "Sundra" Coffee Table Rosewood/Burl
By George Nakashima, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by American icon George Nakahsima, this coffee table was made for Widdicomb. In the 1960s, Widdicomb allowed Nakashima design to reach more people with more attainable prici...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Maple, Rosewood, Burl
12 Drawer George Nakashima Dresser Origins Widdicomb 1959
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., George Nakashima
Located in Camden, ME
George Nakashima 12 drawer dresser from his Origins line of Wiiddicomb furniture.(1958 - 1963 )
The dresser is in East Indian Laurel and has magnificent graining.
The front edge of t...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Brass
George Nakashima Walnut Two Pedestal Desk With Captains Chair 1961
By George Nakashima Studio, George Nakashima
Located in Hamburg, PA
A George Nakashima black walnut Double Pedestal Desk and Captain's Chair.
The desk was first made in 1955, this one was crafted in 1961.
Both pieces maintain their original client's ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Mid Century George Nakashima Grass Straw Chair in Walnut Produced in 1960s
By George Nakashima
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare and iconic wooden mid century "grass chair" in American walnut by George Nakashima produced in the 1960s. In good vintage condition with minimal ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Straw, Walnut
George Nakashima, Large Chest of Drawers, Walnut, for Widdicomb, America 1960s
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., George Nakashima
Located in High Point, NC
A large walnut chest of drawers or dresser designed by George Nakashima. Produced by Widdicomb Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, A...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Walnut
George Nakashima Sculpted Walnut Gentleman's Chest for Widdicomb, Newly Restored
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., George Nakashima
Located in South Bend, IN
A very rare and exceptional mid-century Organic Modern gentleman's chest or highboy dresser
By George Nakashima for Widdicomb Furniture, "Origins" Collection
USA, 1960
Gorgeous sc...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Brass
George Nakashima Triangular Cherry Table
By George Nakashima
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
George Nakashima Cherry Wepman Table
Large form with legs posting through the top
Expressive Free edge
Category
1950s American Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Cherry
George Nakashima Slab-Arm Lounge Chair
By George Nakashima
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine example of this form.
The client requested an extra wide slab-arm, as is noted by the artist.
Signed with the clients name.
Category
1960s American Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Nakashima Trestle Table made in walnut
By George Nakashima
Located in San Diego, CA
One of the earliest designs of George Nakashima, this piece was inspired by the simple lifestyle of early American Shakers. The knock-down design allows for an easily removable table...
Category
1950s American American Craftsman Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
George Nakashima Wepman Table
By George Nakashima
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An oversized example of this design
Re-Oiled Surface.
Category
1960s American Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mira Nakashima Credenza based on a design by George Nakashima, USA
By Mira Nakashima, George Nakashima
Located in Berlin, DE
Mira Nakashima Credenza based on a design by George Nakashima. The credenza is made in black walnut. Due to the unique wood structure of each item t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Free Edge George Nakashima 2-Door Cabinet
By George Nakashima
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early cabinet consisting of 2 sliding doors concealing 4 drawers and a shelf.
George Nakshima sliding door cabinet
Open shelf on 1 side, 4 drawers...
Category
1960s North American Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
George Nakashima for Widdicomb Furniture Co. "Sundra" Caned Walnut Headboard
By George Nakashima, Breaad, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century American (Origins Collection) caned walnut headboard with its signature, sweeping pagoda-like form and laurel veneer finish Nakashima...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Wood
George Nakashima Sculpted Walnut Dresser for Widdicomb, Newly Restored
By George Nakashima, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A very rare and exceptional mid-century Organic Modern monumental triple dresser, sideboard, or credenza
By George Nakashima for Widdicomb Furniture, "Origins" Collection
USA, 1961...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Brass
George Nakashima East Indian Laurel Wood Gentleman's Chest for Widdicomb
By George Nakashima, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A very rare and exceptional mid-century Organic Modern gentleman's chest or highboy dresser
By George Nakashima for Widdicomb Furniture, "Origins" Collection
USA, 1959
Gorgeous ex...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Brass
George Nakashima 'Conoid' Dining Chair in Walnut
By George Nakashima Studio, George Nakashima
Located in Waalwijk, NL
George Nakashima for Nakashima Studio, 'Conoid' chair, walnut, hickory, United States, 1962
This stunning Conoid dining chair is designed by woodwork master George Nakashima and mad...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Hickory, Walnut
Conoid Bench by Mira Nakashima based on a design by George Nakashima, USA
By George Nakashima, Mira Nakashima
Located in Berlin, DE
Conoid bench in walnut, US 2021, by Mira Nakashima based on a George Nakashima design. The Bench is made in black walnut with hickory spindles and is s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Wood
Mira Nakashima Minguren II Coffee Table based on a design by G. Nakashima
By George Nakashima Woodworkers, George Nakashima
Located in Berlin, DE
Minguren II coffee table by Mira Nakashima based on a design by George Nakashima in black walnut. Due to the unique wood structure of each item the tab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Concordia Chair by Mira Nakashima based on a George Nakashima design, USA
By George Nakashima, George Nakashima Studio
Located in Berlin, DE
Mira Nakashima Concordia Chair based on a design by George Nakashima. Outstanding grain on the seat, can be signed. Important: Please consider the prod...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
George Nakashima Slab-Arm Rocker
By George Nakashima
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine example of this form.
The family requested an extra wide slab -arm.
Signed with the clients name.
Category
1960s American Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Wood
Conoid Lounge Chair by Mira Nakashima based on a design by George Nakashima
By George Nakashima, Mira Nakashima
Located in Berlin, DE
Conoid lounge chair in American black walnut with hickory spindles by Mira Nakashima. Based on a design by George Nakashima.
Newly upholstered in Mark Alexander...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
George Nakashima "Origins Collection" Monumental Wall Mirror
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., George Nakashima
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Origins collection wall mirror, designed by George Nakashima for Widdicomb. An elegant and sculptural design in an impressive large size, with beams that extend beyond the mirror’s f...
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
George Nakashima Conoid Low Chairs
By George Nakashima
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
George Nakashima Conoid low chairs. A rarely seen design from the studio.
Category
1980s American Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century 1959 Vintage George Nakashima Slab Coffee Table
By George Nakashima
Located in London, GB
Japanese American architect, father of the American craft movement, George Nakashima is among the first generation of studio furniture makers and is cited as highly influential to th...
Category
1950s Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
8 Conoid Dining Chairs by Mira Nakashima based on a George Nakashima design
By George Nakashima Woodworkers, George Nakashima
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 8 Conoid Dining chairs by Mira Nakashima based on a design by George Nakashima. All chairs can be signed (just an example on the photo). Importa...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
George Nakashima Armchairs, Black Walnut, Signed with Client's Name
By George Nakashima
Located in New York, NY
George Nakashima Armchairs, Black Walnut, Signed. Pair of walnut Nakashima armchairs in good un-restored original condition. Both chairs are signed on the underside of the seat with ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
George Nakashima Splay Leg Table Manufactured by Knoll
By George Nakashima
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The N-10 table was originally sold by Knoll in the 1940s and discontinued in 1955.
This example is from the re-introduction in 2008.
Category
Early 2000s American George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Mira Nakashima Chaise Lounge or Long Chair after a design by George Nakashima
By George Nakashima, Mira Nakashima
Located in Berlin, DE
Mira Nakashima chaise lounge or long chair based on a design by George Nakashima. The Chaise is made in black walnut with sea grass details and woven webbing. Due to the unique wood ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
8 Grass Seated Dining Chairs by Mira Nakashima based on a G. Nakashima design
By Mira Nakashima, George Nakashima
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 8 grass-seated chairs by Mira Nakashima based on a design by George Nakashima, USA. The square seat typically found in walnut and woven sea-gras...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Seagrass, Walnut
George Nakashima Cushion Spindleback Lounge Chairs in American Black Walnut
By George Nakashima Studio, George Nakashima
Located in Waalwijk, NL
George Nakashima for Nakashima Studio, ‘Cushion’ spindleback lounge chairs, American black walnut, reupholstered in “Bold Army” by Pierre Frey, United States, 1959
These quintessent...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Pair of Mira Nakashima Mira Bar Stools in Walnut, USA
By George Nakashima, Mira Nakashima
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of Mira Nakashima "Mira bar stools" in walnut, USA. The chairs are in black walnut. Please consider the production lead time of around 18 months.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Wood
Pair of Mira Chairs by Mira Nakashima based on a design by George Nakashima
By Mira Nakashima, George Nakashima
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of Mira Chairs by Mira Nakashima based on a design by George Nakashima. The chairs are in black walnut and can be signed. Production lead time is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
George Nakashima Rosewood Minguren Floor Lamp with Asa Noha Shade
By George Nakashima
Located in Miami, FL
A rare example of this design. The base is Rosewood with beautiful grain and color. Shade is 24.25” square and 10” inches tall. Total height of lamp is 58.5”
Possibly a unique spec...
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1980s American Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of Mira Nakashima Wepman Side Tables based on a design by George Nakashima
By George Nakashima, Mira Nakashima
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of Mira Nakashima Wepman side tables based on a design by George Nakashima. The tables are made in black walnut and can be signed. Please consider th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Pair of Conoid Lounge Chairs by Mira Nakashima after a George Nakashima design
By George Nakashima, George Nakashima Studio
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of Conoid lounge chairs in American black walnut with hickory spindles by Mira Nakashima based on a design by George Nakashima. Photo is just an e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
Hanging Cabinet by George Nakashima
By George Nakashima
Located in San Francisco, CA
This rare and unique walnut hanging cabinet by George Nakashima is a beautiful and functional piece of modern furniture with sliding doors. The cabinet features an overhang top with one free edge above two doors that conceal one adjustable shelf. Crafted from high-quality American black walnut wood, this cabinet has been fully restored at the Nakashima workshop...
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1950s American Modern Vintage George Nakashima Furniture
Materials
Walnut
George Nakashima furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
George Nakashima furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of George Nakashima furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 136 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 16 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by George Nakashima were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Frank Lloyd Wright, Warren Platner, and Selig. Prices for George Nakashima furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $295 and can go as high as $184,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $25,500.
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Questions About George Nakashima Furniture
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022George Nakashima is perhaps best known for developing the butterfly joint. This construction method involves connecting pieces with a third piece of wood shaped like a butterfly. The joint forms a strong, sturdy connection and stabilizes pieces to fight the effects of wood expansion. On 1stDibs, shop a range of George Nakashima furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022No, George Nakashima didn’t usually sign the majority of his works. Instead, he normally added the name of the client to the timber selected to start the project. The writing usually appears in simple black marker. On 1stDibs, find a variety of George Nakashima furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022To identify George Nakashima furniture, start by looking for the name of the original client written in black marker. He usually wrote the name on the underside of a piece of furniture. Order cards and shop drawings can also help authenticate his work. On 1stDibs, find a selection of expertly vetted George Nakashima furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022To address wood expansion, George Nakashima pioneered the butterfly joint. This technique uses a butterfly-shaped piece of wood as an anchor. When wood expands, the butterfly joint prevents the pieces from splitting apart. Butterfly joints are strong and increase the overall durability of his wood furniture. On 1stDibs, find a collection of George Nakashima.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Which chair is best for a George Nakashima Origins for Widdicomb desk is largely a matter of preference. George Nakashima chairs with Shaker-inspired spindle backs like the Mira and Conoid tend to complement the lines of the desks in the collection. However, you can mix and match styles to create an eclectic look. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of George Nakashima desks and chairs.
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