Conoid Bench
Date1966
Artist
George Nakashima
(Japanese American, 1905 - 1990)
MediumAmerican black walnut, hickory with multiple fissures, and East Indian rosewood butterfly
Dimensions7 ft
ClassificationDecorative Art
SubclassificationFurniture
Credit LinePhoto by Dylan Vitone, 2007. Originally published in "Nakashima Revealed: The Carnegie Mellon Collection" as part of the 2007 exhibition curated by Rachel Delphia at the Regina Gouger Miller Gallery and co-presented by CMU School of Design.
Object number248.2002T
DescriptionFirst introduced in 1960 to commemorate the completion of the Conoid Studio, as well as the acquisition of a series of logs with beautiful crotch grain at one end, each of these low benches is designed individually for the boards selected. https://nakashimawoodworkers.com/furniture/conoid-bench
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