George Nakashima - The Soul of a Tree 1993 Exhibition Catalog Woodwork Furniture

[TITLE]
George Nakashima — The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections
Exhibition Catalog
George Nakashima The Soul of a Tree Committee, 1993
First Edition, Softcover — 130 pages, all color photographs
Text in English & Japanese

[OVERVIEW]
George Nakashima (1905–1990) occupies a singular position in the history of twentieth-century design — a Japanese-American woodworker, architect, and philosopher whose furniture transcended craft to become a form of spiritual practice. Trained as an architect at MIT and the École des Beaux-Arts, Nakashima abandoned the modernist grid in favor of the grain, knot, and natural edge of wood itself. His pieces — now held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian, and major private collections worldwide — are among the most sought-after works of American studio craft.

Published in 1993 to accompany a major retrospective exhibition, this catalog documents Nakashima's life work through 130 pages of full-color photography, presenting his furniture, his philosophy, and the New Hope, Pennsylvania workshop that became one of the most quietly influential design environments of the postwar era. The volume was produced with the care and precision that Nakashima himself brought to every piece of wood he touched.

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[PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS]
- Author / Subject: George Nakashima (1905–1990)
- Title: The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections — Exhibition Catalog
- Publisher: George Nakashima The Soul of a Tree Committee
- Year Published: 1993 — First Edition
- Language: English & Japanese (bilingual)
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 130, all color photographs
- Size: 24 × 25.5 cm

[CONDITION]
Very Good Vintage Condition — Clean Interior; Light Tanning to Spine and Back Cover

- Cover & Spine: Very Good — light brown tanning and minor spotting along the spine extending to the back cover, consistent with 30+ years of storage. A characteristic patina of age rather than damage.
- Binding: Tight, secure, and fully intact.
- Interior & Pages: Very Good — interior clean throughout; no writing, stamps, tears, or ownership marks. Binding tight with no loosening of pages.
- *Please carefully inspect all high-resolution listing photos to verify condition.