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rockland
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25/02/2010 4:37 pm  

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Still an odd and vague question vlcane.
Not at all sure what the question is.
It isn't like collecting bits of china for your everyday dinnerware.
Collectors of his work exists, sure. But i don't think you will find
a group of them on a random forum. Or any forum.
I have no interest in collecting his work but i appreciate it.
A good book if you want to know more about him.
The Soul of a Tree: A Master Woodworkers Reflections http://www.amazon.com/Soul-Tree-Master-Woodworkers-Reflections/dp/087011...
Good collection of images here http://www.architonic.com/dcobj/george-nakashima/8101350/2/1


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whitespike
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25/02/2010 5:04 pm  

fastfwd, you barely like...
fastfwd, you barely like wood? Not judging, just think that is an odd statement. I rarely have though to discount a material in general terms, but especially not something as classic, versatile and beautiful as wood!!!
I, for one, love his work. And while I used to shy away from his chairs like the one for knoll above (basically for their traditional roots) I find myself attracted to their old world style these days...
The KNoll table is gorgeous!!! I actually prefer that to his custom work ... waiting to get flamed for that one...


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NULL NULL
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25/02/2010 5:22 pm  

Hahaha
Yeah, wood pretty much rules.
And I like the Knoll table as well.


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Pegboard Modern
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25/02/2010 5:58 pm  

Widdicomb?
Though poorly worded, I assumed that vicane was asking about Nakashima designs that were manufactured by others, not the studio work. Of course in addition to the designs he did for Knoll, there is an entire line he designed for Widdicomb. Both the Knoll and Widdicomb pieces are quite hard to come by. They are fantastic designs and collectable in their own right, but they don't bring the kind of money at auction that the studio pieces do.
I have to say that I like nearly all his work. I've had a Nakashima for Knoll dining table (solid wood, not veneer) and a couple of the Widdicomb pieces (very well made also and totally idiosyncratic designs, check out the lounge chairs). The studio pieces have to be seen in person to be appreciated. But man, they are really something!


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fastfwd
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26/02/2010 1:04 am  

Whitespike
Yeah, I know. I'm sure it's indicative of some sort of horrible character flaw.
I only bought an LCW because a friend from work visited my house for the first time, looked around for a place to sit, and said, "Uh... Do you have, like, a REGULAR chair? You know, one with four legs, a seat, a back... Maybe made of wood?"
I can't explain it exactly, but bare wood furniture nearly always looks foreign to me; it feels as though it's from some alien culture. It doesn't help that most of it also looks unappealingly arts-and-craftsy to me.
I'm working on becoming more tolerant, though. The wife's desk has a birch plywood top that I like, and last year I bought a bench with an oak seat that needs a little work; maybe when I finally get around to repairing and refinishing it, the process will make me more appreciative of the wood's qualities.


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26/02/2010 4:29 am  

Perhaps
FFWD is from the future -- a time when all trees have been turned into (endlessly recycled) pulp, and buildings and furniture are made of non-organic materials. Maybe he's channeling such a time, prepared (ahead of the rest of us) for the brave new world to come. . . ?
When I was a cigarette smoker, I used to joke that I was "conditioning my lungs for the atmosphere of the future." Perhaps our wood-indifferent friend is similarly prepared for the days when the last tree has been "converted". . .?


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fastfwd
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26/02/2010 5:10 am  

OMG
Who let you into my house?


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SDR
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26/02/2010 5:43 am  

Ha-ha --
Well, I think you made your picture pretty clear ! But it's fine. I recall Koen telling us that the real and correct use of our dwindling petroleum supply would be to make durable objects out of it -- plastics, etc. I think I agree with him, from my limited perspective (if I understood him correctly).
But I've been joking for a long time that one day, if I were to have great-grandchildren (which I won't) I could imagine one of them saying to me "Grandpa -- you really worked with actual WOOD ?"


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