Nakashima Collection at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

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. 

Anyway, just thought it was worth a share!