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George Nakashima
“New” Chair, 1955-84
American black walnut with hand-shaved hickory spindles,
Hickory, selected for strength and flexibility, are attached to the steam-bent back and wedged at each end. Due to the shorter length of the back, the bending success rate was much higher than for earlier half-rounds.
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 | 18.5 × 17.5 × 35 in |
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| Date | 1955-84 |
