"There must be a union between the spirit in wood and the spirit in man. The grain of the wood must relate closely to its function. The abutment of the edge of one board to an adjoining board can mean the success or failure of a piece. () Gradually a form evolves, much as nature produces the tree in the first place. The object created can live forever. The tree lives on in its new form. The object cannot follow a transitory â€œstyleâ€, here for a moment, discarded the next. Its appeal must be universal. Cordial and receptive, it should invite a meeting with man"

-- George Nakashima

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