Stoel met biezen zitting en langwerpig paneel aan de achterzijde c. 1925

This chair, made of wood and reed by Cor Alons, asks us to consider the architecture of everyday objects. The linear framework feels almost like a drawing in space, reduced to its barest essentials. The wood grain peeks through, each knot and ripple telling a story of the material's origin and how it has been worked. I find myself particularly drawn to the back panel. It has this incredible, almost liquid quality. The dark stain pools and gathers in the grain, creating a depth that seems to contradict the flatness of the panel itself. It's a little like looking into a deep, dark pond – you can't quite see the bottom. It's both alluring and slightly unsettling. This reminds me of the work of Gerrit Rietveld, who like Alons also sought to create a new visual language for the modern world, one that embraced simplicity and functionality. What do you think? Does the chair provide a place to rest, or is it more of an idea about sitting?