We've had a family membership to the Arboretum, which is about 20 minutes to the south west of the Twin Cities metro, for more than 10 years, but for one reason or another, I've never been able to get in to their library to check out the furniture, which is evidently the largest publicly accessible collection of Nakashima furniture. Well, today was finally the day!
There were several of these chairs. A woman sitting on one, just out of frame, was talking with her friend about the chairs - she admired their look, but didn't think that it was too comfy. She assumed they were Scandinavian in origin.
Nice place for the kids to sit down and do a puzzle, I guess. The book case in the upper right of the first pic is one of several that were also commissioned from Nakashima.
Chair detail -
Lovely table, part of a mirrored pair.
I loved these display cases, of which there were several. Dovetails and simple wedges to keep the glass in place.
Nice table and set of chairs. The like many of the tables, the top had a number of bowties connecting the bookmatched halves. The bookcases were nice, as well, with mitered dovetails on the top corners.
Really awesome burl coffee table, again with bowties connecting the bookmatched halves.
The front librarian's desk was also Nakashima. Sitting at a desk like that would be a nice little job perk.
thanks for sharing this will, im a big fan of his work. the conoid chair is something ive always wanted to try. never was able to find plans for one though. i think NG woodwoking here in Anaheim CA did a class on making one once. id love to take the class.
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Awesome! All we got to do last time I was there was look through the doors because it was closed lol
The MNWWG volunteers to help clean or refinish them or something every once in a while, don't they? I recall seeing an email about that a year or two ago. It wasn't something that I wanted to screw up, though.
The MNWWG volunteers to help clean or refinish them or something every once in a while, don't they? I recall seeing an email about that a year or two ago. It wasn't something that I wanted to screw up, though.
They do, yeah. That volunteer list fill sup quite quickly, and I've yet to be around for one of the days they've done it
