Ontwerpen voor een salontafel c. 1930

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet made these designs for a coffee table, a piece of furniture we use every day. You can see him working out the problem of the table—different shapes and sizes, and a sense of what's solid versus what's more open. The various shapes are so curious—one like a guitar, another like a shield. There are so many ways to make a table! I wonder what he wanted to make it out of? You know, it's so funny, all the variations, the way that the artist is sort of working through it, bit by bit, trying to figure out how it will all work. All artists are in conversation with each other, a constant exchange of ideas. They are inspired by each other’s creativity. The work embraces ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations and meanings.