Furnishing for Kass Country Residence, Berlin-Zehlendorf, 1932: Interior perspective sketch 1932

Editor: This is Hanns Dustmann's "Furnishing for Kass Country Residence, Berlin-Zehlendorf, 1932," an interior perspective sketch. It feels like a very sparse, almost sterile space. What symbols or historical echoes do you see in it? Curator: The room's starkness can read as a symbol of the interwar period's desire for a clean break. Dustmann is evoking, or perhaps yearning for, the promise of rational design to rebuild society, a utopian vision, almost. Do you find the lack of ornamentation unsettling? Editor: It is a bit. But it also feels forward-looking. It’s interesting how a simple sketch can carry so much. Curator: Indeed. The drawing itself becomes a symbol, representing not just a physical space but the aspirations and anxieties of a specific time. Editor: I see it now. It's not just a room; it's an idea.