In Februari started my internship at Broeinest. It’s a material library & meeting space where creators of physical environments get inspired, work, meet, learn & play.
During my internship I have learned a lot of aspects that are important for my development as a future lifestyle professional. One of my tasks, and the reason why I’m writing this blog, was writing blogs for the website of Broeinest, focussing on materials and interior design that will inspire all the visitors of Broeinest’s website.

The first blog that I’ve wrote for Broeinest is: ‘Prismatic’
This link will guide you to the original blog that I’ve written in Dutch at the website of broeinest: http://www.broeinest.nl/blog/prismatic/

To make it readable for everyone, I like to share it with you on this blog in an English version.

PRISMATIC

In the interior and fashion industry the usage of Dichroic glas is increasing.
‘Dichroic’ means ‘two colours’, this material was developed in the late fifties by NASA to protect against the potentially harmful effects of direct sunlight and cosmic radiation. This type of glass has the unique characteristic that the transmissive color, totally differs from the reflective color.

Several designers respond to the infinite interplay of light and reflection.
The designs seem somewhat surrealistic and it creates a sense of illusion.
The objects protect natural phenoma of light in daily life and can make any dull room lively by creating complex patterns of light and shadow, that change depending on the position of the viewer or the light source.