George Nakashima video on Youtube

It's about 45 minutes long, but here's the link for you furniture junkies.

 

Good informative video on his work. . . thanks for posting it.

 

Yeah, you see his stuff fairly often at antique furniture auctions even though it's not antique.

 

...and wish it was yours, given what it bring$.

 

Hi,
I met George many years ago when I lived in Philadelphia and went to New Hope several times a month. He had beautiful furniture. I was a firm believer in 200 old furniture not any modern stuff. He was always a quiet man but I have seen him get really riled at certain people. he had a bench I almost bought. Each end was raw and looked rotted. He had five or six Dutchman pieces holding the ends together. It was a beautiful walnut with curved graining. It just looked like you could dive into it.
I did buy 3 vases from him which I gave as presents one Christmas. I have always wondered what happened to the people I gave them to.
greg

 

I'm officially jealous, first of your meeting him and second of whoever got those vases. Odds are their kids put them in a yard sale. (and I wish I'd been at the yard sale!)