{"title":"Collections: An Elegant Craftsman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Elegant Craftsman: Looking at the Work of George Nakashima\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\"Inspired by what he felt was “bad” architecture with too many design elements, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.franceandson.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?cat=0\u0026amp;q=nakashima\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en\u0026amp;q=https:\/\/www.franceandson.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?cat%3D0%26q%3Dnakashima\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1490722026274000\u0026amp;usg=AFQjCNHgUvJI-c1iPtD5Vvz9AXR6cHIB3A\"\u003eGeorge Nakashima\u003c\/a\u003e turned to furniture making, and became a key figure in the American craft movement.  Though he was a modernist he dedicated himself to wood, handwork, and simple technologies rather than embrace industrial materials or develop prototypes for mass production.  As a leading innovator of twentieth century furniture design who was so in touch with his organic medium we wanted to take a look at the life and work of George Nakashima.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.franceandson.com\/blog\/An-Elegant-Craftsman-Looking-at-the-Work-of-George-Nakashima\/\"\u003eRead More\u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/1725\/6739\/collections\/6bfc7671e56f880ae5db113aa8614b27.jpg?v=1571942226","url":"https:\/\/franceandson.ca\/collections\/collections-an-elegant-craftsman.oembed","provider":"France and Son Canada","version":"1.0","type":"link"}