Mira Nakashima
Daughter and successor of George Nakashima, leading the New Hope studio making live-edge furniture that honours the 'soul of the tree.'
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Mira Nakashima, daughter and successor of legendary woodworker George Nakashima, carries the torch of her father's New Hope studio with a devotion that borders on the spiritual. At 81, she continues to honour the "soul of the tree," refusing to plane away a crack that the walnut itself seems to have chosen to keep. Her work, defined by the raw edge and iconic butterfly joints her father pioneered, is a testament to a lifetime of apprenticeship and a reverence for the natural form that few can match. Nakashima's pieces are not just furniture; they're a dialogue with the wood itself, a philosophy in walnut and cherry that has earned her a place among the most respected artisans in the world.
She carries her father's reverence for a slab's raw edge and butterfly joints, refusing to plane away a crack the walnut itself asked to keep.
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Daughter and successor of George Nakashima, leading the New Hope studio making live-edge furniture that honours the 'soul of the tree.'
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