Ontwerpen voor een salontafel c. 1930

Editor: So, here we have Carel Adolph Lion Cachet's "Ontwerpen voor een salontafel" – designs for a coffee table – from around 1930. It’s a pencil drawing on paper. What strikes me is how loose and exploratory it feels, like a peek into the artist's mind. What catches your eye? Curator: Absolutely, it's the intimacy, isn’t it? The privilege of witnessing the genesis of an idea. I see a dance between the functional and the fanciful. Each sketch a hesitant pirouette towards a finished piece. Notice the almost playful approach to geometry; it’s Art Deco flirting with something far more organic. Does it make you wonder about the final product, or even perhaps *if* it made it into physical form? Editor: Definitely! It makes me wonder what materials he imagined. Did he envision sleek chrome and glass, or warmer woods? How do you think this fits into the broader Art Deco movement? Curator: Ah, the million-dollar question! Art Deco often strives for streamlined perfection, a polished ideal. This drawing, though, feels deliberately unpolished, raw. Perhaps Cachet was exploring a more humane version of Art Deco, one that values the *process* of creation, the artist's hand. What do you think he might have wanted to add to an interior space by adding a uniquely hand-crafted piece? Editor: I guess, in contrast to mass-produced items, these designs add a unique layer to an interior design; perhaps a mark of counter-culture resistance against consumerism. Something that would make you sit up and wonder 'Who designed this and what inspired it?' Curator: Precisely! So, this humble sketch is so much more than just designs. It’s a rebellion whispered in pencil lines. A fascinating insight! Editor: I agree. It's shifted my perspective. I initially saw just a sketch, now I see a conversation. Curator: And isn't that the most magical part of art? The conversations they spark, the perspectives they shift. A sketch might be more important than a polished, finished artwork sometimes!