Nakashima Dining Chairs
As an innovator in 20th century furniture design george nakashima also pioneered the use of the butterfly joint on book matched tables and utilized cantilevers for chairs and tables.
Nakashima dining chairs. Round cluster base dining table to help in the installation of natural forms in our environment i have chosen wood as a material warm and personal with many moods from which one can choose. Located in new york ny. We strive to create the antiques of the future as a collaborative integrated process where designer and maker work hand in hand. Minguren i dining table.
Early work that was commissioned by using cherry wood. Located in dallas tx. George s conoid chair is a radical departure as the side rails are integral with the two legs which cantilever the seat. Minguren ii dining table.
Sold with a certificate of authenticity from nakashima studio. Truly a exceptional dining set custom made by george nakashima in his new hope studio circa 1958 1959. Preferring to build by hand rather than design for production george formed george nakashima woodworkers which allowed him to develop a relationship with not only his. George nakashima rare sculptural pair of conoid chairs in walnut signed 1989.
For knoll george nakashima created the splay leg table and the straight chair both of which have become iconic parts of the knoll catalog. Nakashima furniture is one of a kind hand crafted and made to order at our workshop in new hope pennsylvania. Nakashima was able to maintain the sculptural lines and fine craftsmanship of his straight backed chair 1946 even at the mass production level. George nakashima conoid dining chairs set of six 1970s george nakashima for widdicomb low vanity stool ottoman completely original by george nakashima widdicomb furniture co.
A set of eight studio new dining chairs by george nakashima in american black cherry 1950s. The nakashima chair designs are based primarily on the windsor and shaker traditions with turned legs steam bent backs and hand shaved hickory spindles.