Sunday, October 12th, 2025
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Raymond Farm Center for Living Arts and Design (Google Maps >>)
JASGP Members $175 | Non-Members $200
Bento Box lunch included
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Join us for an up close and personal view of the Raymond Farm Center for Living Arts and Design and the Nakashima Woodworking Studios. Meet us in New Hope, PA, about 45 minutes northeast of Philadelphia for a day of exploration and learning.
Tour Schedule
11am-1pm – Tour of Raymond Farms
1pm-2pm – Travel to Nakashima Studios and Lunch
2pm-4pm – Tour of Nakashima Studios

The Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania, photo by Junzo Yoshimura
About Raymond Farm Center and Nakashima Woodworkers in New Hope
Shofuso’s architect, Junzo Yoshimura’s mentor, Noemi and Antonin Raymond settled at Raymond Farm in 1939, and modified a 18th century Quaker farmhouse with Japanese architectural elements. In 1943, the Raymonds vouched for George Nakashima and his family from the internment camp. A few years later, Nakashima established Nakashima Woodworkers in New Hope near Raymond Farm. George Nakashima designed and built this studio and residence with his knowledge and experience working at the Raymond’s architectural firm with Junzo Yoshimura in Japan.

Raymond Farm Center for Living Arts & Design (Photo by Elizabeth Felicella)

George Nakashima Woodworkers (Photo by Elizabeth Felicella)



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