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On a farmlike compound near New Hope, Pennsylvania, George Nakashima, his family, and fellow wood-workers create exquisite furniture from richly grained, rare timber. Tables, desks, chairs, and cabinets from this simple workshop grace the homes and mansions and executive boardrooms of people who prize such excellence. In this lavishly illustrated volume, George Nakashima allows us in intimate look at his artistry, his philosophy, his life. It is the portrait of an artisan who strives to find the ideal use for each plank in order to "create an object of utility to man and, if nature smiles, an object of lasting beauty." The author's search for the meaning of life took him as a young man to Paris, Tokyo, and Pondicherry, India. In India, he found the inner peace for which he had been searching and began to find ways to work with timber. He writes movingly about the grandeur of ancient trees and stunning figured woods and explains how he selects and prepares his materials. Above all, he impresses us with his devotion to discovering the inherent beauty of wood so that noble trees might have a second life as furniture. The Soul of a Tree looks at the world through the eyes of an artist and evokes the joy of living in harmony with nature.

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Golconde is an astonishing architectural accomplishment. With technical finesse and extraordinary craft, it offers a living testament to the original modernist credo – architecture as the manifest union of technology, aesthetics, and social reform. Here exists an undiluted view of a wholly triumphant tropical Modernism, built during the tumultuous years of the second world war. Mira Nakashima, George Nakashima’s daughter, contributes with a new 800 word introduction essay for this new edition.

Architecture and climate --- Architecture --- Nakashima, George, --- Raymond, Antonin, --- Golconde (Building, Pondicherry, India). --- architecture [discipline] --- Modern Movement --- India --- 72.036 <5> --- 72.036 <5> Moderne bouwkunst. Architectuur van de 20e eeuw--Azië --- Moderne bouwkunst. Architectuur van de 20e eeuw--Azië --- Betonbouw ; geschiedenis --- Architectuur ; 20ste eeuw ; Antonin & Noémi Raymond --- Architectuur ; Indië ; 20ste eeuw --- 72.037(540) --- Architectuurgeschiedenis ; 1900 - 1950 ; India

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