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Glass, mirror and a breathing rhythm

Tech From Here: NL · Dutch Design Week 2026

The work this post covers and every source it draws on, each linked to the original.

The workBeacons of Hope by Rive Roshan (Ruben de la Rive Box and Golnar Roshan); light engineered by Studio Ravenhorst; light choreography by Design & Practice; mirror sponsored by Pyrasied. Klokgebouw (B4), Strijp-S. Dutch Design Week 2026 ddw.nl

Research cited

  1. Tang, Bordoni. StatPearls 2023. Anatomy, Thorax, Muscles pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  2. J. Paul Getty Museum, "Marquetry" (collection glossary), Getty, undated getty.edu
  3. Tang A. and Bordoni B., "Anatomy, Thorax, Muscles", StatPearls, StatPearls Publishing, January 2023 (PMID 30855905, NBK538321) ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Other sources

  1. Rive Roshan on Instagram (@riveroshan) instagram.com
  2. Rive Roshan, website riveroshan.com
  3. OpenStax, "22.3 The Process of Breathing", in Anatomy and Physiology 2e, Rice University, 2022 openstax.org
  4. Dutch Design Week venue: Klokgebouw ddw.nl
  5. Rive Roshan, "About", riveroshan.com, undated riveroshan.com
  6. Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert, "Rive Roshan: Biography", Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert, undated gallerysallydancuthbert.com
  7. Sugar & Cream, Rive Roshan brings Garden of Hope to Alcova, Milan Design Week 2026 sugarandcream.co
  8. ArchitectureAU, Rive Roshan: capturing the ephemeral qualities of light architectureau.com
  9. Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, Rijksmonument 518769, Klokgebouw, Eindhoven (monument register entry) monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl
  10. Strijp-S, history strijp-s.nl
  11. Vogue NL (Marjolein van den Brand), Vogue's guide voor Dutch Design Week 2026 (19 Oct 2026) vogue.nl
  12. Dutch Design Week, "Beacons of Hope" (programme listing, archived), Dutch Design Week 2026 ddw.nl
  13. Rive Roshan, "Garden of Hope" (project page), riveroshan.com, 2026 riveroshan.com
  14. Pyrasied, home page (Dutch), Pyrasied, undated pyrasied.com
  15. OpenStax, "11.4 Axial Muscles of the Abdominal Wall and Thorax", in Anatomy and Physiology 2e, Rice University, 2022 openstax.org
  16. earlier DDW riveroshan.com

Images, slide by slide

Slide 1
Light moving through a tall column of ribbed glass and mirror, glowing cyan and pink in a dark hallPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 2
A tall glass-marquetry column of ribbed glass and mirror glowing cyan and pink, with visitors around it in a dark hallPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 3
A ribbed glass column lit pink and white in the foreground, with visitors and a second column further backPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 4
One of the makers of Beacons of Hope explains the piece to a small group beside a glass column lit pink and blue; a visitor with headphones listensPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 5
Code-drawn diagram of the chest from the front: ribs, sternum and both lungs, with the diaphragm drawn twice, a dashed dome at rest and a lower orange line on the in-breath, and arrows showing it moving down toward the abdomenImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, section 22.3, The Process of BreathingMuseum or journal record
Slide 6
Code-drawn diagram of the rib cage from the side, front on the left: ribs at rest as dashed lines and lifted on the in-breath as solid lines, with the external intercostal muscles drawn in orange between the ribs and an arrow showing the ribs moving up and outImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, section 22.3, The Process of BreathingMuseum or journal record
Slide 7
A Beacons of Hope column of ribbed glass and perforated metal, lit pink and cyan from insidePhoto: RN Collins
Ring frame
National hot bulb (ignition) engine (1918), Museum voor Nostalgie en Techniek, LangenboomFrame: Alf van Beem, PD, croppedMuseum or journal record
Quotes and video
The maker's words quoted in this post (the light paced by feel, a data-driven version in the works), from RN's video in the KlokgebouwRN's own footage, 18 Oct 2026, Klokgebouw, Strijp-S, Eindhoven

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