Like most furnishings, mirrors are pieces of functional décor; utilitarian objets d’art, if you will. They also perform magic. In addition to offering the user a look at his or her exterior self, mirrors bounce light around a room, helping to brighten a space. They also reflect anything in their path, doubling that item’s existence (and simultaneously inverting it). A mirror even multiplies space itself. This silvered piece of glass is not just a tool for vanity, but a weather fixer and an architectural aid. The Chinese design principles of feng shui assert that mirrors, when properly placed, can assist moving energy through a room.
During these shortened days, mirrors are always a good idea. Kouros Maghsoudi’s Doodool, will make you want to party and provide a full-length reflection of your outfit. John Pomp’s Fairmount would be the perfect presence in an entry hall, announcing your steadfast conviction to good taste. A moody mirror from Studio Greytak’s Lava series can act as a focal point, enlivening an intimate environment, like a study or dressing room. See for yourself.
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Zigzag, Victoria Wilmotte
Image Credit: Courtesy of Victoria Wilmotte Victoria Wilmotte’s Zigzag mirror is no everyday object. The Parisian designer, who produces most of her work by hand in her VW Factory on the Seine, cites the industrial world of machines as an influence. Among her most recent collaborations is this mirror, produced in partnership with the centuries-old Murano glass-making family Barbini. The design is a hand-crafted mirrored translation of her signature folded-metal pattern, the zigzag; like the color purple (she admires Ettore Sottsass, too), it is a motif that reappears across Wilmotte’s collections. Here, the ombré-glass presentation shimmers in crinkled splendor. About $11,800
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Fairmount, John Pomp Studios
Image Credit: Courtesy of John Pomp Studios John Pomp likens glassblowing to surfing, in that there is constant interplay with fluid materials that seem to have their own life. The Fairmount, a plate-glass mirror framed in oil-rubbed blackened steel, has industrial appeal coupled with perfectly restrained refinement; the mirror is meticulously attached to the frame much like a flawless diamond is secured in a platinum jewelry setting. In a frame featuring brass-screw details, it hangs on a mounting puck by a hand-stitched leather strap that imparts warmth, pizzazz and a welcome hint of glamour. $7,905
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Lava 6, Studio Greytak
Image Credit: Courtesy of Studio Greytak Studio Greytak is what happens when one creates a career out of childhood fascinations. John Greytak, whose company is based out of Missoula, Mont., delighted in collecting natural curiosities as a kid. Fast-forward a few decades and he now sources gems from mineral shows around the world that he uses to adorn his mirror creations. His bespoke pieces, while solely of the Earth, have an otherworldly aura. The Lava 6 mirror, made from Brazilian agate and hand-mirrored slumped glass, is like a piece of jewelry for the wall. $12,000
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Vektor, Roche Bobois
Image Credit: Courtesy of Roche Bobois Created in collaboration with Paris-based Alnoor Design, the Vektor mirror is a new composition that pairs midcentury-modern sensibilities with hints of postmodernism. The frame, crafted from a sustainable fiberboard with a walnut veneer and oiled black edges, is executed with precision. As it envelops a central circle of reflective glass, Alnoor’s slim wooden pieces jut and swoop to form an offset series of slats with angled edges and interior arcs. The effects is rhythmical, mystical and an easy fit for every room or surface. From $1,280
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Doodool, Kouros Maghsoudi
Image Credit: Courtesy of Kouros Maghsoudi Created in collaboration with Paris-based Alnoor Design, the Vektor mirror is a new composition that pairs midcentury-modern sensibilities with hints of postmodernism. The frame, crafted from a sustainable fiberboard with a walnut veneer and oiled black edges, is executed with precision. As it envelops a central circle of reflective glass, Alnoor’s slim wooden pieces jut and swoop to form an offset series of slats with angled edges and interior arcs. The effects is rhythmical, mystical and an easy fit for every room or surface. From $1,280
