George Nakashima Wood Furniture
George katsutoshi nakashima japanese.
George nakashima wood furniture. In 1983 he accepted the order of the sacred treasure an honor bestowed by the emperor of japan and the japanese. On a farmlike compound near new hope pennsylvania george nakashima his family and fellow wood workers create exquisite furniture from richly grained rare timber. Nakashima furniture is one of a kind hand crafted and made to order at our workshop in new hope pennsylvania. Tables desks chairs and cabinets from this simple workshop grace the homes and mansions and executive boardrooms of people who prize such excellence.
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 what sets nakashima apart is the poetic style of his work his reverence. George nakashima furniture explores the dichotomy between strength and fragility. A master woodworker and m i t trained architect george nakashima was the leading light of the american studio furniture movement.