Passement van glanzend lichtgroen koord waardoorheen lussen zijn gevlochten c. 1920

This is a length of green-ish trim with woven loops made by Gustav Schnitzler. It looks like rows of tiny brushstrokes of color, a kind of painting with thread. You can almost see Gustav Schnitzler lost in the making, like he's not just producing trim, but exploring how line and texture create rhythm and movement. I imagine him being in a flow state while his fingers intertwine these threads. The trim is wound on what looks like a piece of card. It’s so orderly, so controlled, and yet the very nature of the material is soft and yielding. I see Schnitzler working with the material’s inherent qualities, coaxing it into form, making something precise out of something soft. There’s a lovely conversation happening here between control and chance, between the maker and the material, that speaks to the heart of what it means to create. It reminds me that art is often about finding beauty in the everyday, in the simple acts of making.