As Pantone declares a white Colour of the Year, Czech glass lighting brand BROKIS shows how handblown glass brings white to life in interiors

London, UK – When Pantone named Cloud Dancer – a softly balanced white – as its Colour of the Year for 2026, it confirmed what many interior designers had already been sensing: white is having a moment. Not the stark, clinical white of a decade ago, but a subtler, more considered version – one that plays with light, texture, and material in ways that feel both timeless and quietly bold.

For Czech premium lighting brand BROKIS, white has always been central to the conversation. Across nearly fifty collections produced at the historic Janstejn Glassworks in the Czech Republic, BROKIS offers two distinct types of white glass – opaline and triplex opal – each with its own character and the way it handles light.

Opaline glass is gently translucent, with an opalescent quality that allows light to filter through naturally. Its milky appearance shifts depending on the thickness of the glass layers, and because each piece is handblown, no two are exactly alike. Triplex opal, by contrast, is a three-layer construction – an opal layer sandwiched between two layers of transparent crystal – engineered to diffuse light evenly and softly. It is a traditional material in decorative lighting, refined over generations at Janstejn.

“White in lighting isn’t about absence – it’s about presence,” says James Apichart Jarvis at BROKIS at EDC, the brand’s dedicated UK partner. “The way white glass catches and releases light is what gives a room its atmosphere.”

White as a foundation, not a default

The broader 2026 colour trend landscape is defined by contrast. Trendsetters including WGSN have championed deep teals and jewel tones, while paint brands like Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore have leaned into warm neutrals and rich espresso browns. White sits at the centre of all of it – not as a background, but as an active design choice.

When paired with materials like chrome, light travertine, onyx, or white powder-coated fittings, white glass lighting from BROKIS creates what the brand describes as a calm, visual foundation – something that lets the form of the light and the quality of the glow take centre stage, without competing with bolder colours elsewhere in the space.

In architectural projects in particular, white lighting plays a quieter but no less important role. It does not overpower a room. It allows proportions, details, and the character of a space to emerge on their own terms.

Available now through BROKIS at EDC

White and transparent glass options are available across nearly fifty BROKIS collections, in both matte and glossy finishes. These include some of the brand’s most popular designs: Muffins, Balloons, Night Birds, Shadows, and Under Pressure, among others.

BROKIS at EDC is the dedicated UK supplier for the BROKIS lighting range. The full white glass collection, alongside guidance on material pairings and surface finishes, can be explored at www.brokisedc.com.