George Nakashima
George Nakashima (1905-1990) was a woodworker, born in Spokane, WA. He attended the University of Washington and received his Masters in Architecture from MIT. During WWII, he was placed in an internment camp where he learned woodworking from a Japanese carpenter. In 1945, he opened up a woodworking shop and studio in New Hope, Pennsylvania and employed some of the world’s finest craftsmen. Today the Nakashima studio is operated by his daughter, Mira Nakashima. His work can be found in the late Nelson Rockefeller’s home, the interior of Columbia University, and the International Paper Corporation.
George Nakashima, Peace Table, Mary Bloom Photograph 
George Nakashima portrait in the Arts building. 
George & Mira Nakashima, Conoid Bench. Courtesy Mira Nakashima and Bob Hunsicker of Pharos Studios. Featured in LANDSCAPE 
“Book-matched” table in the Reception House, one of fourteen buildings built by Nakashima. 
George Nakashima, Conoid Chair