10 Works for 1 Artist : George Nakashima

10 Works for 1 Artist : George Nakashima

"Each flitch, each board, each plank can have only one ideal use. The woodworker, applying a thousand skills, must find that ideal use and then shape the wood to realize its true potential."

George Nakashima (1905 – 1990) was an American woodworker, architect, and furniture.

Triple Hanging Wall Cases, 1967
51 x 460 x 56 cm
Private Collection, sold for 151,200 EUR in September 2015 by Piasa

Lamp Kent Hall, 1962
153 x 42 cm
For the Columbia University, Private Collection

Coffee Table Minguren I, 1967 (Gorgeous this one)
46 x 144 x 96 cm
Private Collection, sold for $46,875 in March 2015 by Sotheby's

Dinng Table, 1970
73 x 183 x 95 cm
Private Collection, sold for $87,500 in March 2015 by Sotheby's

Bench, 1975
83 x 242 x 58 cm
Private Collection, sold for 32,000 EUR in Septembre 2015 by Piasa

R Bench, 1978
33 x 200 x 50 cm
Private Collection, sold for 17,864 EUR in February 2015 by Piasa

Double Chest of Drawers, 1979
81 x 152 x 57 cm
Private Collection, sold for 47,660 EUR in September 2014 by Piasa

Conoid desk, 1987 (* Great piece too*)
73 x 184 x 95 cm
Private Collection, sold for $81,250 in June 2016 by Wright

Conoid Chair, 1988

Sofa Tsuitate, 2013 by Mira Nakashima (his daughter)
119 x 228 x 97 cm
Private Collection

Sources :

• George Nakashima Woodworker
• His Bio on Wiki
• Auction March 2015 at Sotheby's
• Auction February 2015 at Piasa
• Auction June 2016 by Wright
• Great article about his daughter, Mira in the NY Times, 2013

Bonus Video by Craft in America (9 min)