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Lourens Magazine – Reflections by Bloomming

Dutch Lifestyle Magazine Features Bloomming’s Sculptural Steel Vases

Published in Lourens Magazine, Winter 2010

Dutch lifestyle publication Lourens Magazine featured Reflections, the sculptural vase collection designed by Mireille Meijs for Bloomming, in its home and interior design section.

Presented alongside a curated selection of luxury home accessories and contemporary design objects, Reflections was highlighted for its distinctive geometric form and architectural appearance.

Reflections

Reflections transforms the traditional vase into a sculptural object.

Crafted from folded stainless steel, the design consists of faceted surfaces that create constantly changing reflections of light and surroundings. The angular geometry gives the vases a strong architectural presence while maintaining an elegant and minimalist character.

Even when not holding flowers, the objects function as standalone design pieces that interact with their environment through reflection, shadow and perspective.

Inspired by Geometry

The design language of Reflections reflects Bloomming’s ongoing exploration of faceted forms, geometry and spatial perception.

Each surface captures and reflects its surroundings differently, causing the appearance of the vase to change depending on the viewer’s position and the available light. This dynamic quality gives the object a sense of movement despite its static form.

Functional Sculpture

While fully functional as flower vases, Reflections was designed to blur the boundary between product design and sculpture.

The folded metal construction creates a striking silhouette that draws attention whether displayed individually or as a pair. The design demonstrates how everyday objects can become architectural elements within an interior.

Product Information

Product: Reflections
Designer: Mireille Meijs
Brand: Bloomming
Category: Vase / Decorative Object
Material: Stainless steel
Finish: Brushed metal
Design: Faceted geometric construction

International Design Language

Reflections formed part of a broader collection of geometric designs developed by Bloomming during this period. The project explored themes of light, reflection and form that would later become central to many of the studio’s internationally published works.

The feature in Lourens Magazine positioned Reflections within a growing movement of contemporary Dutch design characterized by experimentation, craftsmanship and architectural thinking.

Publication Details

Publication: Lourens Magazine
Country: The Netherlands
Issue: Winter 2010
Section: Home Sweet Home
Featured Product: Reflections
Designer: Mireille Meijs
Brand: Bloomming

Original publication summary

“Lourens Magazine featured Reflections by Bloomming in its home design section, describing the collection as striking steel vases. Designed by Mireille Meijs, the faceted objects combine geometric form, reflective surfaces and sculptural presence, transforming a functional vase into an architectural design piece.”

Raf Ürün Dergisi – January 2012, Issue 36

Raf Ürün Dergisi (Raf Product Magazine) is a Turkish design and product magazine published by Arkitera Press, one of Turkey’s leading architecture and design media organisations. Arkitera is widely known in the Turkish professional design community through its online platform and print publications, serving architects, interior designers, product designers and construction industry professionals across Turkey. Raf focuses specifically on interior products, materials and design solutions, making it a specification-oriented resource for the Turkish architecture and interior design market. Issue 36 was published in January 2012 and is distributed free of charge to professionals within the sector.

3form Facet – Perde ve Bölücü Panel Uygulamaları

Page 50 of the issue features a full-page advertorial for 3form presenting Facet under the heading “3form Facet – Perde ve Bölücü Panel Uygulamaları” (3form Facet – Curtain and Divider Panel Applications). The feature is presented in the kibrD section of the magazine, which covers product and material introductions for design professionals. The page is supported by four installation photographs showing Facet deployed across a range of interior environments, including a spa or wellness setting, a lounge with exposed brick walls, a restaurant interior and a close-up detail view of the individual faceted modules.

The editorial text describes Facet as a fully modular system with unlimited alternatives for curtain and space-dividing applications. It explains that the system was designed to create interactive patterns, with each of its three-dimensional elements capable of rotating 360 degrees to generate compositions of light and shadow. The product is characterised as fully recyclable, highly durable and manufactured from high-quality sustainable materials.

Technical Specifications Presented

The feature presents Facet’s technical properties in structured detail for the benefit of specifying professionals:

The system consists of five components and is described as smart, light, simple and easy to install. It offers unlimited configuration options and is interactive, sustainable, UV-resistant and antistatic. Modular grid units can be extended vertically and horizontally to achieve any desired width and height. Height can be extended in 195 mm increments up to 2,865 mm. Width can be extended without limit in 340 mm increments. The standard colour is white (RAL 9003), with custom colours available on request. Weight is 4.5 kg per square metre. The material carries a UL94 V-0 fire-retardant rating and is manufactured from PC/ABS. On sustainability, the feature notes that the polycarbonate, nylon and aluminium components can be separated and individually recycled, and that each part can be removed from the system and recycled independently. The polycarbonate used can be fully reprocessed for new product manufacturing.

Publication Context

The appearance of Facet in Raf Ürün Dergisi reflects the product’s growing reach into the Turkish architecture and interior design market through 3form’s distribution and specification network. Turkey’s active construction and hospitality sectors made it a significant market for architectural interior products, and Arkitera’s professional readership — architects, interior designers and product specifiers — represented the precise audience for a product of Facet’s type and scale. The January 2012 issue coincided with a period of strong activity in the Turkish construction market, making professional product publications of this kind an important channel for reaching decision-makers at the specification stage of projects.

Publication Details

Publication: Raf Ürün Dergisi (Raf Product Magazine)
Publisher: Arkitera Press
Issue: 36
Date: January 2012
Page: 50
Section: kibrD
Feature title: 3form Facet – Perde ve Bölücü Panel Uygulamaları
Product featured: Facet room divider / curtain panel system
Designers: Bas van Leeuwen & Mireille Meijs
Company: Bloomming
Manufacturer: 3form
Category: Turkish architecture and interior design product magazine

Why this feature mattered

Raf Ürün Dergisi’s professional readership and its focus on product specification made it a valuable platform for introducing Facet to the Turkish design market. Arkitera’s strong position within the Turkish architecture community meant that a feature in Raf carried genuine credibility with the architects and interior designers most likely to specify a product like Facet for commercial, hospitality or residential projects. The detailed technical specification content — dimensions, weights, fire ratings, sustainability credentials and colour options — presented the product in exactly the format needed by professionals at the point of specification, reinforcing Facet’s suitability for demanding professional and commercial applications in the Turkish market.

D*LUX Magazine – Lightfacet by Bloomming

D*LUX Magazine is an international publication focused on the intersection of light and architecture. Titled “Luce per l’Architettura Globale” (Light for Global Architecture), the magazine explores innovative lighting design, artistic installations, and the functional application of light in modern spaces. Distributed globally, it serves as a high-end reference for architects, interior designers, and light artists, showcasing products and projects that redefine how light interacts with the built environment.

Lightfacet by Bloomming in D*LUX 7

Within issue number 7 of D*LUX Magazine, the Lightfacet system by Bloomming is featured in a dedicated product profile on page 65. The article highlights Lightfacet as an “interesting modular system” available in customizable dimensions for both indoor and outdoor use.

The feature emphasizes the technical and aesthetic versatility of the product. Constructed from injection-molded PO/ABS “diamond shapes,” Lightfacet allows for a dynamic play of lights and shadows by exploiting the properties of light refraction. The publication details the product’s sustainability—being eco-friendly and recyclable—and its practical application via a ceiling railsystem. The visual presentation includes a close-up of the white (RAL 9003) modular surface and a lifestyle shot featuring Lightfacet as a free-hanging room divider in a contemporary seating area, illustrating its role as a functional architectural “partition.”

“Light Art in Italy” Feature

The same page also highlights the publication Light Art in Italy, a book and CD-ROM project by Gisella Gellini and Francesco Murano. This editorial project aims to “immortalize many works of light art” created for special events that are often dismantled shortly after their exhibition. By featuring this alongside Lightfacet, the magazine draws a clear connection between industrial design products and the broader cultural movement of light art, citing renowned artists like Christian Boltanski, Bruce Nauman, and Gaetano Pesce.

The Role of D*LUX Magazine

DLUX occupies a niche as a bridge between technical architectural lighting and artistic expression. Because the magazine focuses on “Global Architecture,” inclusion in its pages provides international visibility within a specialized community of experts. Unlike consumer-facing decor magazines, DLUX targets professionals who specify products for large-scale architectural projects, galleries, and high-end residential interiors.

Publication Details

• Publication: D*LUX Magazine (Issue 7)
• Title: Luce per l’Architettura Globale
• Page: 65
• Product Featured: Lightfacet
• Company: Bloomming
• Associated Feature: “Light Art in Italy” by Maggioli Editore
• Category: International Architecture and Lighting Design Magazine

Why this feature mattered

The inclusion in D*LUX Magazine validated Lightfacet not just as a piece of furniture, but as an architectural tool for light management. Specifically, the mention of its fire-resistant (UL94 V-0) and UV-resistant properties in a professional architectural journal positioned the product as a viable solution for public and commercial spaces. By sharing the page with a prestigious catalog of 56 international light artists, Bloomming’s design was framed within the context of high-level lighting research and Italian design excellence, reinforcing its reputation for innovation and quality.