Advert for Marion Dorn, fabric designer, in Design magazine, 1933
Marion Dorn was one of the foremost textile designers of the period - and was commissioned in the late 1930s onwards to design some of the most assured designs of seating moquettes for London Underground trains. This simple and stylish adverts is quite a rarity and appeared in December 1933 in the DIA 'Design' magazine. Interesting in that no address is given, just the telephone number, FLAxman being the London exchange name.
Born in California, USA, in 1896 she met the artist and designer Edward McKnight Kauffer in 1926 whilst in Europe. They subsequently based themselves in London until 1940 when they returned to the US. She married Kauffer in 1950, prior to his death in 1954, and then in 1962 she moved to Tangier, where she died in 1964. Her works are many and varied - from single commissions (such as carpets for the White House) to fabrics and floor coverings for many of the major producers of the day.
Advert for Marion Dorn, fabric designer, in Design magazine, 1933
Marion Dorn was one of the foremost textile designers of the period - and was commissioned in the late 1930s onwards to design some of the most assured designs of seating moquettes for London Underground trains. This simple and stylish adverts is quite a rarity and appeared in December 1933 in the DIA 'Design' magazine. Interesting in that no address is given, just the telephone number, FLAxman being the London exchange name.
Born in California, USA, in 1896 she met the artist and designer Edward McKnight Kauffer in 1926 whilst in Europe. They subsequently based themselves in London until 1940 when they returned to the US. She married Kauffer in 1950, prior to his death in 1954, and then in 1962 she moved to Tangier, where she died in 1964. Her works are many and varied - from single commissions (such as carpets for the White House) to fabrics and floor coverings for many of the major producers of the day.