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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At 81, Mira Nakashima carries forward her father George Nakashima's legacy at the New Hope studio, where she crafts live-edge furniture with an unyielding respect for the wood's natural form. She meticulously preserves the raw edges and butterfly joints that define the Nakashima style, allowing each crack and imperfection to remain as the walnut dictates. Her work is a lifelong dialogue with the tree, where every piece reflects a devotion to honoring the wood's inherent character and the meticulous techniques her father pioneered.
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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