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George Nakashima
“New” Lounge Chair w/ Free-Form Arm, 1971
American Black Walnut, Hickory
George Nakashima’s “New” lounge chair is an iconic example of American-Japanese design. Through the use of free form arm, which accentuates the wood’s natural characteristics, he reveals nature’s beauty. The form of the chairs and the hand-carved spindles are a reference to a traditional American design, the Windsor chair.
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 | 31 × 28.5 × 32.5 in |
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| Date | 1971 |
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