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 Жыл бұрын
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!
@lwazihlophe89552 ай бұрын
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.
@jonathanmangold50244 жыл бұрын
I've admired his work for decades. This free-edge stuff you see everywhere now was Nakishima's idea from years ago.
@HondoTrailside3 жыл бұрын
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.
@DOUGALUS3 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Very nice documentary!!!
@krumpetrov53232 жыл бұрын
Great! Thanks for sharing!
@grandmarnier37468 ай бұрын
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.
@iham13136 күн бұрын
Yes you can. This (art in general) is a market like any other. Just with insane price tags
@marklingerfelt4965 Жыл бұрын
I was left my late parents formal dining and living room furnature. All was Nakiashima. They were quite collecters of his furniture.
@thomaskirkpatrick40312 жыл бұрын
I hate to hear people that would be disgusted by the site of a dusty woodshop talk about a man's life work.
@spenserclarke5956 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
So you never have a campfire?
@JAMES-dv5ns3 жыл бұрын
I think George Nakashima wouldn’t want his furniture to be slobbered by rich snobs and be used by everyone
@thomaskirkpatrick40312 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, I made the comment above yours, not one of these "collectors" knows anything about what goes into a piece of furniture like these.
@petra30492 жыл бұрын
I totally agree
@appidydafoo4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this wonderful documentary
@johndoe17657 жыл бұрын
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 .
@troyglazer96473 жыл бұрын
...the art wankers no doubt, harvest a hefty commission.
@JAMES-dv5ns3 жыл бұрын
@TopRahmen uh no you sound like a toxic person. God I hate people like you.
@petra30492 жыл бұрын
Exactly.
@johndoe17652 жыл бұрын
@@troyglazer9647 Sorry it's a year later for my reply but the art wanker pockets have become deep like bankers.
@johndoe17652 жыл бұрын
@@petra3049 Yes.
@inmanphotography58284 жыл бұрын
I thought he was born in Spokane, WA not Seattle...? anyone?
@MaddieMarvolo4 жыл бұрын
Yes he was born in Spokane!
@cristianm23614 жыл бұрын
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.
@MegaJAK772 жыл бұрын
That's a lovely story....I think George would like his furniture to be discovered in this way.
@sharksport01 Жыл бұрын
Must be his Widdicomb line.
@jaredriggs90842 жыл бұрын
We Must speek 4 the wood!!!!!
@Ikaros236 жыл бұрын
Wabi Sabi and Shibui estetics
@atoms-to-atoms2 ай бұрын
Jean Prove was my hero.
@elememelon91754 жыл бұрын
I believe in the its not a collection its a lifestyle a lot
@allenhanford2 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
^^ only 2 or 3.... I guess.
@harperwelch5147 Жыл бұрын
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.
@hdtvcamera13 жыл бұрын
Wow.
@harperwelch5147 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
"We're" Speak for yourself.
@chefbillybaroo2056 Жыл бұрын
A master….
@carlosnabor71832 ай бұрын
And as to her accent, have you ever been with and interesting multi-lingual Filipino.
@williamwoody76073 жыл бұрын
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_forest2 жыл бұрын
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..
@barbarag8683 жыл бұрын
How fucking ironic the owners of his pieces are the very people who drove up prices and keep to them selves
@sharksport01 Жыл бұрын
His prices were always up.
@brianarnold48192 жыл бұрын
I hate to say it but, the furniture is beautiful..but I had a problem concentrating everytime her leg's were in view.
@yankapoodle2 жыл бұрын
it doesnt look like you hate to say it
@sharksport01 Жыл бұрын
I agree, like 2 worms on a hook. Disgusting. Imagine if a man did that.
@wowtco035 жыл бұрын
Czech architect with american practical experience Antonin Raymond, damn it! Oh well.
@ishantjangra68336 жыл бұрын
Way too hot for an hisrorian
@christinecorrrea54022 жыл бұрын
More cannon fodder for the corrupt art world it looks like
@kathleengibson87934 ай бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Are there not better than this dude y not that expensive as his😢
@NosillaWilla Жыл бұрын
The collectors are overtly pretentious, it is in a way a disrespect to nakashima legacy
@Ginebraconmate8 ай бұрын
Una cosa es ser carpintero y copiar. y otra es ser ebanista diseñar, trabajar disfrutar y realizar . y otra muy lejana es diseñar pensar
@shaquilleadams50623 жыл бұрын
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@nadirmuhammad2178 Жыл бұрын
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!!!!🔥💯🎯🧬🎇🕊🌄🦋🌅🌿✔️🪘🦂🔱
@davekava39463 жыл бұрын
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
@pooterbilbo81322 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Sorry, but y'all picked the WRONG voice to do the "narrative"...sounds like a "Bobwuh Wawters" clone!
@guillem46304 жыл бұрын
leeeegs
@borp6912 Жыл бұрын
Collectors are vultures of culture
@PierreMarchand67 Жыл бұрын
Simplistic stupid blanket statement
@l.k.1011 Жыл бұрын
Can't stand that lady.... all the respect to Nakashima though.