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Dark Moon II

Nakashima Edition
Edward Fields
“Dark Moon” was designed in 1959 and manufactured the same year by Edward Fields. This rug shows a view of an evening sky with clouds and a moon in the background; it was originally crafted in wool, in 5’11” x 6’11” size, in a high cut and loop pile construction. The rug is still displayed in Nakashima’s house in New Hope Pennsylvania, which helped the Edward Fields design team to develop a replica in its original colors and construction (Dark Moon I) as well as a new version in 8’ x 10’ size in all-natural undyed wools under Mira Nakashima’s creative lead, Dark Moon II. All designs in this edition are expertly tufted by skilled artisans.
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George Nakashima was trained in architecture then turned to furniture-making, and he was first to make woodworking a fine art. He collaborated with Edward Fields in late 1950s by creating a series of drawings to be translated into rugs that resulted in two pieces in 1959. These rugs were the start of a new collaboration between Nakashima’s children, Mira and Kevin, and the Edward Fields design team. This amazing team effort brought the collaboration to a new level by interpreting a packet of 60-year-old Nakashima sketches into a new series including six rugs and one tapestry launched in 2015.