Collecting Design: George Nakashima

[@biddy6785]

Met Mr Nakashima in the early 1990s in New Hope. As a woodworker I was amazed by the wood he had. I have loved wood ever since I watched my great grandfather make cabinets in the early 1950s.

[@thomastieffenbacherdocsava1549]

Nakashima-san tihen utskushi desu! The Japanese used wood and bamboo to build. The philosophies developed around the beauty of natures perfect imperfection. The architect who loved nature let it dictate rather than put his will upon the material. I've always appreciated my experiences in Japan and how it changed this Chicago boy. I'm making organic , functional , and hopefully good design. Thankyou Nakashima-san!

[@lwazihlophe8955]

The beauty of KZbin is that for years later beautiful content like this, hwlps people like me , discover artist Nakashima who were absolutely breath taking and are worth knowing and discovering. Thank you foe creating this documentary.

[@jonathanmangold5024]

I've admired his work for decades. This free-edge stuff you see everywhere now was Nakishima's idea from years ago.

[@HondoTrailside]

Free edge as a lot of authors, the Nakashima is the combination of free edge with the japanese like bases, the contrast, and the exquisit choice of book-matched patterns. But natural edge, that is not new.

[@DOUGALUS]

Thank you for showing this documentary. George was a one in a lifetime visionary and we are appreciative that his vision and craft has been documented for all of us to appreciate.

[@guyvangenechten6484]

Very nice documentary!!!

[@krumpetrov5323]

Great! Thanks for sharing!

[@grandmarnier3746]

I struggle, cringe even when they are trying to give worth or a price to the pieces. You just can’t do that with art. You never know who is in the audience and how it will speak to someone. The value is much more than simply the price. Emotion or experience is found in the person. Priceless.

[@iham1313]

Yes you can. This (art in general) is a market like any other. Just with insane price tags

[@marklingerfelt4965]

I was left my late parents formal dining and living room furnature. All was Nakiashima. They were quite collecters of his furniture.

[@thomaskirkpatrick4031]

I hate to hear people that would be disgusted by the site of a dusty woodshop talk about a man's life work.

[@spenserclarke5956]

I have always held the same principle to trees, even before coming across Nakashima. Inf fact, my woodworking principles are to avoid any and all waste as possible, by a multi step process. I cut timber into the main sizes I need, with a slight adjustment to make use of the 'waste' pieces, whereby I then make pen blanks, and strips with thinner pieces for laminating together, segmenting pen blanks, or using to make pin striping in larger pieces of wood. I try to make sure all waste is as useless as possible.

[@sharksport01]

So you never have a campfire?

[@JAMES-dv5ns]

I think George Nakashima wouldn’t want his furniture to be slobbered by rich snobs and be used by everyone

[@thomaskirkpatrick4031]

Absolutely, I made the comment above yours, not one of these "collectors" knows anything about what goes into a piece of furniture like these.

[@petra3049]

I totally agree

[@appidydafoo]

Thank you so much for this wonderful documentary

[@johndoe1765]

NO DOUBT THAT NAKASHIMA FURNITURE WAS BEAUTIFUL BUT ALL THIS INTELECTUAL TALK ABOUT HIS WORK WAS NOT HIS INTENT ,HIS WORK WAS BY SPIRITUAL MEAN OF THE EAST ,NOT EGOTISTICAL SELF STROKING OF THE WELL TO DO IN THE WESTERN WORLD . THIS WHY THE PRICES ARE SO HIGH .

[@troyglazer9647]

...the art wankers no doubt, harvest a hefty commission.

[@JAMES-dv5ns]

@TopRahmen uh no you sound like a toxic person. God I hate people like you.

[@petra3049]

Exactly.

[@johndoe1765]

@@troyglazer9647 Sorry it's a year later for my reply but the art wanker pockets have become deep like bankers.

[@johndoe1765]

@@petra3049 Yes.

[@inmanphotography5828]

I thought he was born in Spokane, WA not Seattle...? anyone?

[@MaddieMarvolo]

Yes he was born in Spokane!

[@cristianm2361]

I've stumble upon a Nakashima piece at an estate sale. By luck the owners of the house didn't quite know what they had. $500 usd was all I spent, and to this day-the night stands i found remain in my possession. I'm so glad i rejected offers of $900 and $3000.

[@MegaJAK77]

That's a lovely story....I think George would like his furniture to be discovered in this way.

[@sharksport01]

Must be his Widdicomb line.

[@jaredriggs9084]

We Must speek 4 the wood!!!!!

[@Ikaros23]

Wabi Sabi and Shibui estetics

[@atoms-to-atoms]

Jean Prove was my hero.

[@elememelon9175]

I believe in the its not a collection its a lifestyle a lot

[@allenhanford]

George Nakashima used to say he'd ask the wood what it wanted to be. Did it ever say "I want to be a tree again"?

[@l.k.1011]

^^ only 2 or 3.... I guess.

[@harperwelch5147]

This work requires a lot of hand labor and uses rare and expensive woods. We think art is expensive. Yes it is. This art isn’t easy to do and isn’t cheap to make or to buy.

[@hdtvcamera1]

Wow.

[@harperwelch5147]

We’re spoiled by furniture made in boxes we assemble or made in third world countries. At the time of creation these pieces weren’t cheap, at all. Not affordable for everyone. FL Wright wanted his homes to be for everyone, they were very expensive and not available to everyone.

[@sharksport01]

"We're" Speak for yourself.

[@chefbillybaroo2056]

A master….

[@carlosnabor7183]

And as to her accent, have you ever been with and interesting multi-lingual Filipino.

[@williamwoody7607]

A little off topic but still design; what’s with Ohad’s shoes? Those ridiculous things belong on an S&M clown.

[@runs_through_the_forest]

i found the huge difference in authenticity striking, mr Nakashima's daughter has such a nice natural feel, accepting who she is, a beautiful older woman. the woman presenting this docu seems sad, botox or surgery all over her face, unable to accept the natural cycle of life.. she seems slightly off topic..

[@barbarag868]

How fucking ironic the owners of his pieces are the very people who drove up prices and keep to them selves

[@sharksport01]

His prices were always up.

[@brianarnold4819]

I hate to say it but, the furniture is beautiful..but I had a problem concentrating everytime her leg's were in view.

[@yankapoodle]

it doesnt look like you hate to say it

[@sharksport01]

I agree, like 2 worms on a hook. Disgusting. Imagine if a man did that.

[@wowtco03]

Czech architect with american practical experience Antonin Raymond, damn it! Oh well.

[@ishantjangra6833]

Way too hot for an hisrorian

[@christinecorrrea5402]

More cannon fodder for the corrupt art world it looks like

[@kathleengibson8793]

Ms. Daniella - Out of respect for this program and George Nakashima, you should have worn a longer dress or skirt. This show is not about your legs, it is about the beautiful wood furniture. Or did you forget?

[@startreker8591]

Are there not better than this dude y not that expensive as his😢

[@NosillaWilla]

The collectors are overtly pretentious, it is in a way a disrespect to nakashima legacy

[@Ginebraconmate]

Una cosa es ser carpintero y copiar. y otra es ser ebanista diseñar, trabajar disfrutar y realizar . y otra muy lejana es diseñar pensar

[@shaquilleadams5062]

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[@nadirmuhammad2178]

Hotep. George Nakashima. I'm glad I got introduced to this. Creative artist. And looking at his work I see now that a lot of American Carpenters I see now, who they been studying. It becomes full circle now. I appreciate you introducing us to this Gifted Man. Why wasn't he introduced to the world. I think we have idea. However once again preciate this post!!!!🔥💯🎯🧬🎇🕊🌄🦋🌅🌿✔️🪘🦂🔱

[@davekava3946]

I’m sure many will disagree. But as cool as live edge furniture is it ends up looking like abstract art. Paint slung on a canvas. As if the talent that took to make it is none. Very little of it looks balanced. Maloof all the way. There is real talent

[@pooterbilbo8132]

It's incredibly simple to cut artificial straight sides or curves into a tabletop. IKEA does it all the time. Actually respecting the wood by modifying it only enough to stabilize the slab is a very delicate process. If you want to see angular architecture and joinery prowess just look at the table base.

[@thomasdykstra100]

Sorry, but y'all picked the WRONG voice to do the "narrative"...sounds like a "Bobwuh Wawters" clone!

[@guillem4630]

leeeegs

[@borp6912]

Collectors are vultures of culture

[@PierreMarchand67]

Simplistic stupid blanket statement

[@l.k.1011]

Can't stand that lady.... all the respect to Nakashima though.

[@timbottman3479]

this is just another over rated designer!