Milk Magazine – Interview with Mireille Meijs of Bloomming
Taiwanese Design Magazine Explores the Creative Process Behind Lightfacet
Published in Milk Magazine, circa 2010–2011
Taiwanese lifestyle and design magazine Milk featured an interview with designer Mireille Meijs, co-founder of Dutch design label Bloomming, focusing on the development of Lightfacet, one of the studio’s most recognizable early designs.
The interview offered readers a rare look behind the scenes, showcasing sketches, prototypes, and the design thinking that led to the creation of the modular room divider.
Lightfacet
Lightfacet was conceived as an interactive room divider that allows users to influence both light and transparency.
The design consists of individually rotatable faceted elements connected into a flexible modular surface. By adjusting the orientation of the elements, users can create changing patterns, control visibility, and alter the way light moves through a space.
The result is a room divider that continuously adapts to its surroundings and creates a unique visual experience.
From Sketch to Product
The feature highlighted the extensive design process behind Lightfacet, including early hand sketches and material studies.
According to Mireille Meijs, the project began with the ambition to create a product that would actively interact with its environment and its users. Through experimentation with form, movement, and modularity, the designers developed a system in which a simple repeated element could generate countless patterns and configurations.
The publication illustrated how the concept evolved from initial drawings into a fully realized product.
Design Through Interaction
A central theme of the interview was the relationship between designer, object, and user.
Rather than creating a static partition, Bloomming developed a design that invites participation. Every rotation of an individual module subtly changes the overall composition, allowing users to personalize the appearance of the divider and shape the atmosphere of a space.
This interactive quality became one of the defining characteristics of the design.
Product Information
Product: Lightfacet
Designer: Mireille Meijs
Brand: Bloomming
Category: Modular room divider / interior partition
Concept: Adjustable transparency through individually rotatable elements
Customization: Available in various sizes and configurations
International Recognition
The publication in Milk Magazine contributed to the growing international visibility of Lightfacet throughout Asia. The project attracted attention for its combination of geometric aesthetics, user interaction, and architectural functionality.
By presenting both the finished design and the creative process behind it, the magazine demonstrated how Lightfacet evolved from a conceptual idea into a product recognized by design publications worldwide.
Publication Details
Publication: Milk Magazine
Country: Taiwan
Feature: Designer Interview
Featured Product: Lightfacet
Designer: Mireille Meijs
Brand: Bloomming
Original publication summary
“In an interview with Milk Magazine, designer Mireille Meijs discussed the development of Lightfacet, Bloomming’s modular room divider. The feature explored the project’s sketches, design process, and interactive concept, highlighting how individually adjustable elements allow users to create changing patterns of light, transparency, and visual depth.”
