La Vanguardia – ES Magazine
Decorative Screens and Room Dividers (“Líneas Divisorias”)
Published in the lifestyle supplement ES of the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia on 24 October 2009, this feature explored the growing popularity of room dividers and decorative screens as tools for shaping contemporary living spaces. Under the headline “Líneas Divisorias” (“Dividing Lines”), the article presented a curated selection of international designs that redefine interiors without the need for permanent walls.
Redefining Space Without Walls
The article opens by explaining how screens and room dividers allow homeowners to create distinct zones within a space without structural alterations. Rather than building walls, these flexible elements provide a subtle way to introduce privacy, improve functionality and create atmosphere.
According to the article, room dividers can separate living and dining areas, define a home office, create a dressing area, or simply add visual interest and intimacy to a room. Their lightweight and adaptable nature makes them particularly suited to contemporary open-plan living.
Bloomming’s Lightfacet
Among the featured designs was Lightfacet, the modular room divider designed by Bas van Leeuwen and Mireille Meijs for Bloomming.
The article describes Lightfacet as:
“Reinventar el visillo para dividir espacios”
or:
“Reinventing the net curtain to divide spaces.”
Photographs show Lightfacet suspended within a contemporary interior, where the faceted modules create a semi-transparent partition between the kitchen and living area.
Light, Transparency and Movement
The feature highlights one of Lightfacet’s most distinctive characteristics: each diamond-shaped module can be individually opened or closed. This allows users to influence transparency and create their own patterns while maintaining a visual connection between spaces.
The article explains that the design consists of interconnected plastic diamond forms that can be adjusted individually, enabling a wide variety of compositions and lighting effects.
Unlike traditional screens, Lightfacet does not simply block a view. Instead, it filters light, introduces texture and creates a dynamic interaction between openness and privacy.
Featured Among International Design Brands
Lightfacet appeared alongside products from various international furniture and interior brands, reinforcing its position within the contemporary design market. The editors selected it as an example of innovative room-division solutions that combine functionality with strong visual appeal.
The publication presented Lightfacet as a modern interpretation of the traditional curtain or screen—lighter, more adaptable and more architectural in character.
Publication details
Publication: ES Magazine (La Vanguardia)
Publisher: La Vanguardia
Country: Spain
Date: 24 October 2009
Article title: Líneas Divisorias
Feature topic: Decorative screens and room dividers for contemporary interiors
Product featured: Lightfacet
Designers: Bas van Leeuwen & Mireille Meijs
Company: Bloomming
Why this feature mattered
La Vanguardia is one of Spain’s leading newspapers, and its weekend lifestyle supplement reaches a broad audience interested in architecture, design and contemporary living.
By featuring Lightfacet in an editorial dedicated to innovative room-division solutions, the publication recognised the design as part of a wider international movement toward flexible, multifunctional interiors. The article positioned Lightfacet as a design object that combines architectural presence with practical usability, demonstrating how contemporary room dividers can transform the experience of living in open-plan spaces.
