Ontwerpen voor lampen c. 1905 - 1906

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet made these lamp designs with pencil on paper. Look at the tentative lines and shapes – a cluster of ideas blooming across the page. You can imagine the artist’s hand moving intuitively, searching for the right form. I like to think about what was going through Cachet's mind as he worked. Were these designs for a specific commission, or just explorations of form and light? The little calculations scribbled nearby add to the sense of his artistic process. The mix of precision and free-form sketching feels so intimate, like eavesdropping on the artist's thoughts. These studies remind me of the notebooks of other artists, like Leonardo da Vinci, who used drawing as a way to work through ideas. It shows how artists are always building on each other’s work, taking inspiration from the past while pushing toward the future. Ultimately, it reminds me that art is not just about the finished product, but the journey of creation.