Spaces are never finished

Bregje Hoogenbosch thinks it is important how the world will look like, and she wants to contribute to that. “At higher vocational level it was all about objects in an interior, but actually I find everything around it more interesting. In other words: the space.” The twoyear Associate Degree Interior Designer was a logical next step.

Discover your own fascination

I have learned a lot over the past two years at ArtEZ. For example, that I’m more interested in the process than in the product. In working with spaces, you get to focus on that process. Spaces are never finished, because people relate to them. They have an interaction with space, they move within space.

Bregje also learned to always be inquiring, to never make assumptions. “One lecturer taught me: ‘Choose your words carefully. If you use a word like ‘modern’ or ‘industrial’, always ask yourself: what does it really mean?’ That was an eye-opener for me.”

For her graduation, Bregje created the work Hidden Water. “Water gives freedom but also poses a threat. The sea level is rising and I think we have to accept the change. I translated my vision into space: a path to different places. You experience the level of the water via two helix stairs. A place of awareness.”

Through my work, I want to show how I see the future. I’d like to change the functions of existing buildings by using (interior) architecture. For example, we haven’t changed our living rooms in years. They’re all focused on the TV. But why not have a TV here and a pool table there? That way you can share facilities. I would like to contribute to a different way of thinking about the spaces we use every day.