Ontwerp voor een broche Possibly 1914

Here's a drawing for a brooch made by Mathieu Lauweriks in 1914, probably in pencil and ink on tracing paper. Imagine him there, bent over his table, working on this design. The brooch has a central oval form surrounded by cloud-like shapes, each meticulously rendered with soft shading. It sits on a grid, like a map or a guide to its making. This grid!—it’s so present, a kind of anchor for his imagination. It makes me think about the way ideas bloom out of constraints. Lauweriks was part of a movement exploring geometric principles in art and design, you know? Like Mondrian, or even Hilma af Klint. They were all trying to find a deeper order, a kind of visual music. This piece feels like it hums with quiet, thoughtful energy. I think there’s a conversation happening here about decoration, abstraction, and the hidden structures that shape the world we see.