Nakashima Furniture
Nakashima furniture is one of a kind hand crafted and made to order at our workshop in new hope pennsylvania.
Nakashima furniture. 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. A master woodworker and m i t trained architect george nakashima was the leading light of the american studio furniture movement.
During restoration we will sand and refinish your piece using our traditional tung oil finish. The nakashima grounds are the site of both an active business and private residence. In 1983 he accepted the order of the sacred treasure an honor bestowed by the emperor of japan and the japanese.
Desks we strive to make furniture as closely as possible to the way it was designed and made during my father s time altered only to adapt to available materials dimensional requirements or improvements. George nakashima furniture explores the dichotomy between strength and fragility. 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.
Using george nakashima woodworker s certified repair and refinishing service ensures that your piece will be restored properly and maintain its value for years to come. Through his work he called for a reclamation of the philosophy of earlier historical periods in which the human eye and hand determined an individual s world in relationship to the. George katsutoshi nakashima japanese.
All nakashima furniture is made to order in compliance with the company s classic and contemporary design approach and singular craftsmanship. 1847 aquetong rd new hope pa 18938. See more ideas about nakashima furniture george nakashima george nakashima furniture.
Carved from magnificent pieces of rich often rare wood his works are spare and elegant the result of a formal education in architecture as well as extensive exposure to european modernism eastern religious philosophy and japanese craft traditions. Repairs are performed by our highly trained craftspeople in accordance with our time honored finishing process. Nakashima furniture often sports a raw or live edge found on pieces like the single arm rocking chair.