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George Nakashima Grass Seated Chair, Circa 1960's

Creator: George Nakashima
Offered by: Hobbs Modern

Description
Grass-seated circa 1960s production in black walnut by George Nakashima with original seagrass seats. These were purchased from the family who owned them originally. Purchased from the grandson who's grand parents ordered them from new from George Naskashima.

These chairs are very special in that they were hand made by one of the leading lights of the American studio craft movement. They look simple but have small details that photography cant always show. Each spindle that supports the backrest is not perfectly round, rather they have flat faces because they where hand carved with a hand planer. Japanese style joinery locks the spindle in place.

In excellent original condition, we have oiled them. Original grass seats. Vintage patina intact. Structurally sound.

Dimensions: 24" width x 19" depth x 27.5" height; 17" seat height

About the Designer:

A master woodworker and M.I.T.-trained architect, George Nakashima was the leading light of the American Studio furniture movement Nakashima was an artisan who disdained industrial methods and materials in favor of a personal, craft-based approach to the design. What sets Nakashima apart is the poetic style of his work, his reverence for wood and the belief that his furniture could evince — as he put it in the title of his 1981 memoir — The Soul of a Tree.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Period:	1950-1979
Creation Date:	1960's
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Incollect Reference #:	732983

Dimensions

W.	24 in;	H.	27.5 in;	D.	19 in;
W.	60.96 cm;	H.	69.85 cm;	D.	48.26 cm;

Seat H.	17 in;
Seat H.	43.18 cm;

Message from Seller:

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