Lepel met haaks op de steel geplaatste, ovale bak 1907

This spoon, by the Wiener Werkstätte, probably made of silver, makes me think about making art. The handle, like a brush, could be held by the artist, and the oval scoop at the end, like a palette, holds possibility. When you look at it, imagine the hand that made it. What were they thinking? Were they hungry? Were they thinking about the person who would use the spoon? I bet the maker had ideas about design, shape, and material, and how they all work together. And I bet other spoon makers saw this spoon and got ideas too. Like painters, makers of functional objects are in an ongoing conversation.