Ontwerpen voor deuren en zijwanden c. 1905 - 1910

Editor: Here we have "Designs for Doors and Sidewalls" by Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, from around 1905-1910. It’s a pencil drawing. It looks more like an architectural plan than a finished piece, very schematic. What strikes you most when you look at it? Curator: It's true, it's like a glimpse into the artist’s mind, isn’t it? Like overhearing a whispered conversation. To me, it suggests a search for elegance within utility. The little handwritten notes, almost secrets scrawled on the page, reveal Cachet's intimate connection to his craft. I see a quiet determination to blend form and function, and maybe, a longing for a harmonious living space. Do you see the echoes of Art Nouveau here, perhaps a premonition of the geometric leanings to come? Editor: I see what you mean about Art Nouveau. I guess the arched tops of the doors, especially, suggest that, but then the right angles and calculated measurements pull me back. So, the design elements feel a little contradictory? Curator: Perhaps! Or maybe that's precisely the point, a push and pull between the organic and the ordered, a visual representation of the tensions within the era itself. Look at the quality of the lines...there's a delicacy there. It reminds me that even functional designs can hold an almost poetic quality, don’t you think? Editor: I definitely see the poetry now. It's not just a dry technical drawing; it has personality. Thanks for pointing that out! Curator: My pleasure. Sometimes, art is like that…a quiet whisper waiting to be heard if you just lend it your ear and heart.