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George Nakashima
Frenchman’s Cove Dining Table, 1974
Material: American black walnut with 4 central rosewood butterflies, free-edges and sap streaks.
The first Frenchman’s Cove table was designed by George Nakashima in 1959 for a Jamaican resort project. The design represents a culmination of variations on a single-pedestal base. The single central post of earlier versions is multiplied to support a larger square or rectangular table-top, with a heavy rectangular stretcher an the floor to complete the stronger architectonic under-structure that characterizes this design.
George Nakashima was born in Spokane, Washington in 1905 to Japanese parents who had immigrated to the United States. Educated and trained as an architect at the University of Washington, Nakashima received his Master’s degree in Architecture from M.I.T. in 1930. After working briefly as an architect in the United States he left for Paris seeking the creative energies of one of the great urban centers of the day. From there he traveled extensively, ending up at the home of his grandmother, living on a farm on the outskirts of Tokyo.
| Weight | 70 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 78 × 46 × 29 in |
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| Color | walnut |
| Material | American black walnut |
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| Date | 1974 |
