Interieur Magazine
100% Design Rotterdam – Dutch Design Highlights
Published in April 2009, Dutch interior design magazine Interieur dedicated part of its coverage to 100% Design Rotterdam, one of the Netherlands’ leading design events. The feature, titled “Hollandse Nieuwe” (“Dutch Newcomers”), showcased a selection of innovative Dutch products and designers that reflected the growing international influence of contemporary Dutch design.
Spotlight on Dutch Innovation
The article highlighted a wide variety of emerging products ranging from furniture and lighting to acoustic solutions and interior accessories. The common thread throughout the feature was a focus on flexibility, sustainability, and intelligent use of materials—qualities that had become hallmarks of Dutch design.
According to the editors, these designs demonstrated the growing importance of adaptable products that respond to changing lifestyles and multifunctional living environments.
Lightfacet by Bloomming
Among the selected designs was Lightfacet, the modular room divider developed by Mireille Meijs for Bloomming.
Under the heading “Spelen met licht en schaduw” (“Playing with Light and Shadow”), the magazine described Lightfacet as:
“Van Bloomming uit Eindhoven is Light Facet, een modulair opgebouwde room divider die ook kan worden toegepast als zonwering.”
Translated:
“From Bloomming in Eindhoven comes Light Facet, a modular room divider that can also be used as sun screening.”
Creating Patterns Through Movement
The article explains that Lightfacet consists of interconnected synthetic modules that can be individually opened and closed. By adjusting the elements, users can create a wide variety of patterns while controlling transparency, light, and privacy.
Rather than functioning as a fixed partition, Lightfacet acts as a dynamic architectural element. The rotating modules allow users to alter the appearance of the divider and influence how light travels through a space.
The publication notes that the system combines stainless steel components with injection-moulded plastic elements and can be configured in virtually any desired size through a simple click-system.
A New Approach to Space Division
Interieur presented Lightfacet as an example of how room dividers were evolving from purely functional objects into design features in their own right. The product was praised for its ability to create atmosphere through the interplay of light and shadow while maintaining openness within an interior.
This approach aligned perfectly with broader design trends visible at 100% Design Rotterdam, where adaptable and multifunctional solutions were increasingly replacing static furniture and architectural elements.
Publication details
Publication: Interieur Magazine
Country: Netherlands
Issue: 04 / 2009
Date: April 2009
Feature: Hollandse Nieuwe (100% Design Rotterdam)
Section: Inbox / Review
Headline: Spelen met licht en schaduw
Product featured: Lightfacet
Designer: Mireille Meijs
Company: Bloomming
Event: 100% Design Rotterdam
Why this feature mattered
Interieur was one of the Netherlands’ leading professional interior design magazines, read by interior architects, designers, and industry professionals. Inclusion in the magazine’s coverage of 100% Design Rotterdam placed Lightfacet among a carefully selected group of noteworthy Dutch design innovations.
The feature recognised Lightfacet not only as a room divider, but as a design object capable of transforming interiors through movement, transparency, and the creative manipulation of light. Its inclusion reflected the growing international interest in flexible spatial solutions and helped position Bloomming as one of the emerging voices within contemporary Dutch design.
