{"title":"George Nakashima","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeorge Nakashima was an important figure in modern design, his poetry and wooden furniture advocating craft, a connect to materials and production as well as a Japanese aesthetic. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe studied architecture at the University of Washington, then at the \u003cspan\u003eEcole Americaine des Beaux-Arts Fontainebleau and finally at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe worked for Antonin Raymond. Nakashima received the gold medal for craftsmanship from the American Institute of Architects and the Hazlett Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe subject of several one-man exhibitions, Nakashima also authored 'The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections'.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"knoll-george-nakashima-straight-chair","title":"Straight Chair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStraight Chair\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/twentytwentyone.mom\/designer\/george-nakashima\"\u003eGeorge Nakashima\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/twentytwentyone.mom\/manufacturer\/knoll\"\u003eKnoll\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally designed in 1946, the Straight chair by George Nakashima is a Modernist take on the traditional Windsor chair. Featuring natural, low-sheen finishes and live wood grain patterns, the Straight chair epitomISes Nakashima and his artistry and craft. Wood craftsman and poet George Nakashima is best known for his unique pieces of furniture, which are prized for their respect for the natural forms of the tree and the inherent grain of the wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knoll","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":20767685476463,"sku":"KNI-N19-AW","price":1371.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0032\/4966\/8207\/files\/knoll-george-nakashima-straight-chair-8.jpg?v=1715952322"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0032\/4966\/8207\/collections\/nakashima_portrait.jpg?v=1548341588","url":"https:\/\/www.twentytwentyone.mom\/collections\/designers-george-nakashima\/designer-george_nakashima.oembed","provider":"twentytwentyone","version":"1.0","type":"link"}