Vintage Edward Fields Carpet after a Design by Marion V. Dorn
Edward Fields has created bespoke luxury floor coverings in New York since 1930. His carpets are known for their unparalleled design, quality, and craftsmanship. Among his many prestigious commissions, a rug was installed in the Diplomatic Reception Room in the White House under the specifications of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s interior designer. Marion V. Dorn (1899-1964) was originally trained as a painter, and this led her to develop her skills as a textile designer.
During her formative years, she worked in Paris and New York. At the 1925 ‘Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes’ in Paris, she first encountered the modernist rug designs of Ivan da Silva Bruhns and Maurice Dufrene. By 1930, she began her association with the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory.
Throughout the following decade, her work was exhibited in many of the most important decorative art exhibitions. She later moved to New York, where she began collaborating with leading textile and carpet designers, culminating in her appointment as Creative Director of Edward Fields, Inc. from 1949 to 1962. At the time of her passing, Edward Fields was in possession of an extensive library of Marion Dorn designs still to be executed.
The present carpet is a quintessential example of her creative genius, hand-tufted in her trademark sculpted style.