* George Nakashima (Japanese/American, 1905-1990) a rare pair of Kornblut cabinets, executed in a custom size with finished backs, 1989 American black walnut and walnut burl signed George Nakashima Jan 17 1989 to inside cabinets, with client's name Smith to underneath Height 24 3/4 x width 24 1/4 x depth 24 1/4 inches Estimate $ 40,000-60,000 From the Collection of Mrs. Susan Shipper-Smith and Dr. Theodore Smith, Riverside, Illinois George Nakashima Born Spokane, Washington 1905 Died New Hope, Pennsylvania 1990 Of Japanese descent, George Nakashima was born in Spokane, Washington in 1905. He studied Forestry and Architecture at the University of Washington, attended the Ecole Americaine des Beaux-Arts at Fontainebleau, and earned his Masters in Architecture from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1929. His love of wood and his instinctive feeling about the right way to handle materials led him to seek beyond his training as an architect. After graduating he spent time in France, India and Japan. In Japan he worked with woodworkers, carpenters, and architects, including for the architectural firm of Antonin Raymond Raymond, a disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright worked on several projects with Wright including the Imperal Hotel in Tokyo. Returning to the United States in the early 1940s, Nakashima worked in Seattle before he and his family were sent to a Japanese internment camp in Idaho during World War II. During this time, Nakashima refined his furniture-building techniques by working with a carpenter who had been classically trained in Japanese woodworking techniques. In 1943, Antonin Raymond petitioned for and attained their release under the condition that Nakashima would work for him in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Nakashima went on to open his own studio in New Hope, while producing a furniture line for Knoll in 1946 and Widdicomb in 1957. Overall excellent condition with no apparent breaks, cracks, chips or repairs. Shelves are marked Smith to back edge. Shelves have never actually been used, and were only unwrapped for this sale. Only minimal surface wear to stop, with small scuffs to very bottom of feet.
* George Nakashima (Japanese/American, 1905-1990) a rare pair of Kornblut cabinets, executed in a custom size with finished backs, 1989 American black walnut and walnut burl signed George Nakashima Jan 17 1989 to inside cabinets, with client's name Smith to underneath Height 24 3/4 x width 24 1/4 x depth 24 1/4 inches Estimate $ 40,000-60,000 From the Collection of Mrs. Susan Shipper-Smith and Dr. Theodore Smith, Riverside, Illinois George Nakashima Born Spokane, Washington 1905 Died New Hope, Pennsylvania 1990 Of Japanese descent, George Nakashima was born in Spokane, Washington in 1905. He studied Forestry and Architecture at the University of Washington, attended the Ecole Americaine des Beaux-Arts at Fontainebleau, and earned his Masters in Architecture from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1929. His love of wood and his instinctive feeling about the right way to handle materials led him to seek beyond his training as an architect. After graduating he spent time in France, India and Japan. In Japan he worked with woodworkers, carpenters, and architects, including for the architectural firm of Antonin Raymond Raymond, a disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright worked on several projects with Wright including the Imperal Hotel in Tokyo. Returning to the United States in the early 1940s, Nakashima worked in Seattle before he and his family were sent to a Japanese internment camp in Idaho during World War II. During this time, Nakashima refined his furniture-building techniques by working with a carpenter who had been classically trained in Japanese woodworking techniques. In 1943, Antonin Raymond petitioned for and attained their release under the condition that Nakashima would work for him in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Nakashima went on to open his own studio in New Hope, while producing a furniture line for Knoll in 1946 and Widdicomb in 1957. Overall excellent condition with no apparent breaks, cracks, chips or repairs. Shelves are marked Smith to back edge. Shelves have never actually been used, and were only unwrapped for this sale. Only minimal surface wear to stop, with small scuffs to very bottom of feet.
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