George Nakashima
East Indian Laurel Round Coffee Table, 1980-1981
Material: East Indian Laurel
A Round Coffee Table by George Nakashima – made from East Indian Laurel, the work features a round top and architectural base comprised of a vertical, inverted keystone shape and a horizontal base stretcher.
Although titled a Round Coffee Table, the work shares the same base structure as a Minguren I coffee table and can also be classified as such.
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.
| Dimensions | 36 × 36 × 15.5 in |
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| Date | 1980-1981 |
| Material | East Indian Laurel |
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