Ontwerp voor een stoel en een plattegrond 1874 - 1945

This is a design for a chair and a floor plan, sketched by Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, sometime in the late 19th or early 20th century, using graphite on paper. Observe the chair's design; the crown motif is prominently displayed. This symbol, throughout history, has signified power and authority, evoking images of emperors and kingdoms. Yet, even earlier, this symbol appeared in different contexts, like the halo in religious art, representing divine sanction. Consider how the crown motif is transformed across time. It appears in ancient Egyptian headdresses, medieval European heraldry, and even contemporary commercial logos. Each use carries echoes of its past associations, but it is subtly adapted to fit the present. It is a visual echo through the corridors of time, a testament to our collective obsession with hierarchy and prestige. As we see, symbols return, ever changed, in an endless dance between past and present.