The Knoll Nakashima Straight Chair is a mid century modern design that was first produced in 1948.
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The Knoll Nakashima Straight Chair is a mid century modern design that was first produced in 1948.
Dimensions
Height: 75.5cm x Width: 57cm x Depth: 51cm
Seat height: 42cm
Materials & finishes
The frame is constructed from solid American Walnut, turned American Walnut legs and stretches, and constrasting Hickory spindles, clear low-sheen finish and nylon glides.
Designed by
George Nakashima, wood craftsman and poet, studied architecture at the University of Washington, Seattle, the Ecole Americaine des Beaux-Arts Fontainebleau in France and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He worked for Antonin Raymond. Nakashima received the gold medal for craftsmanship from the American Institute of Architects and the Hazlett Award.
The subject of several one-man exhibitions, Nakashima also authored The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections.
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