Side Chair, with Cane Back and Seat 1935 - 1942

This schematic for a maple side chair with a cane back and seat, rendered by Nicholas Gorid, feels both precise and imaginative. I imagine Gorid, perhaps an architect or designer, carefully measuring and documenting every detail. Look at the lines – so clean and deliberate, yet they also have a quirky, handmade quality. You can almost feel the scratch of his pen on paper. What was he thinking as he was drafting? Was he envisioning the chair in a grand hall, or maybe just wanting to capture its essence on paper? The chair itself seems so upright and formal, and yet the cane detailing adds a touch of warmth, almost humanizing it. It's funny how a simple drawing can spark so many ideas. It reminds me that artists, even when dealing with functional objects, bring a unique vision to their work, continuing a dialogue about form, function, and feeling.