Ontwerpen voor kammen, een haarspeld en een hoedenspeld 1911 - 1914

Mathieu Lauweriks drew these designs for combs, a hairpin, and a hatpin, probably in his studio, with graphite and colored pencil. He was an architect, and the drawings are very architectural, like the elevations and plans you might make for a building. I wonder, was he thinking about a face? These objects frame the face, sit on top of the head, maybe he was thinking about the geometry of the head? It is interesting that he designed useful objects; the objects are so close to our bodies. Look at those geometric forms. I think about all the other artists working in the early twentieth century who were turning to geometry and abstraction, and the way ideas travel around the world, inspiring creativity in others. It’s an ongoing conversation, with ideas rippling out like waves.