Details van meubilair en verlichting voor een eetzaal c. 1905 - 1910

This page of sketches, made by Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, is a peek into the design process for furniture and lighting. The quick, light marks remind me that art-making, in any form, is often about laying down ideas and seeing where they lead. The details here – the lines and notations – feel so immediate and intimate. It's like catching the artist in a moment of thought. The textures of the paper and the graphite create this really tactile experience, you can almost feel the give of the paper under the pencil. The way the artist jots down measurements and notes, it all comes together in a kind of visual shorthand. And that slight smudge in the corner? It’s a reminder that art is alive and human. Cachet's design feels like a conversation – a dialogue between form and function. It’s like seeing a little piece of the past through the eyes of someone who was thinking about the future of design. It reminds me of the work of Bauhaus artists like Paul Klee. There is a similar feeling of playfulness. Ultimately, it’s a celebration of the power of art to spark ideas and inspire new ways of seeing the world.