1981, PP.221, B &amp; W And Color Illustrations, Figures, Introduction By George Wald, Hardcover

The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections

Arts & Photography

NAKASHIMA, George

Photography & Video

Kodansha International

On a farmlike compound near New Hope, Pennsylvania, George Nakashima, his family, and fellow wood-workers create exquisite furniture from richly grained, rare timber. Tables, desks, chairs, and cabinets from this simple workshop grace the homes and mansions and executive boardrooms of people who prize such excellence. In this lavishly illustrated volume, George Nakashima allows us in intimate look at his artistry, his philosophy, his life. It is the portrait of an artisan who strives to find the ideal use for each plank in order to "create an object of utility to man and, if nature smiles, an object of lasting beauty." The author's search for the meaning of life took him as a young man to Paris, Tokyo, and Pondicherry, India. In India, he found the inner peace for which he had been searching and began to find ways to work with timber. He writes movingly about the grandeur of ancient trees and stunning figured woods and explains how he selects and prepares his materials. Above all, he impresses us with his devotion to discovering the inherent beauty of wood so that noble trees might have a second life as furniture. The Soul of a Tree looks at the world through the eyes of an artist and evokes the joy of living in harmony with nature.

The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworkers Reflections

Individual Artists

Kodansha USA

With his spiritually-inclined philosophy and his decision to establish his career in rural Pennsylvania, Japanese-American furniture designer George Nakashima has always existed within a mythology of craftsmanship that celebrates regionalism and the handmade. Yet, as this catalogue shows, he also belongs within the practice of mid-century European modernism, amongst a roster of artists including Charlotte Perriand, Carlo Mollino, Jean Prouve, Alexandre Noll, and Finn Juhl, with whom he shared a respect for that which is visible in the details. Details, as they all knew, reveal a belief that materials and construction are not only functional, but are also aesthetic, complex, and precise.

George Nakashima And The Modernist Moment

Katsiff, Bruce

Juhl, Finn

Mollino, Carlo

Noll, Alexandre

Perriand, Charlotte

Prouve, Jean

Beyer, Steven

James A. Michener Art Museum

THE SOUL OF A TREE: A Master Woodworker's Reflections

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Home Improvement & Design

Kodansha Amer Inc

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