Mirrors
Scale, placement and frame weight are the decisions that determine how a mirror works in a room — whether it reads as architecture or ornament, whether it draws light deeper into a space or simply reflects what is already there. A large leaner demands floor clearance and wall strength; a wall-hung piece in hand-gilded bronze or Canaletto walnut needs fixing that suits both the frame and the surface behind it. Getting the proportion right relative to the wall and the furniture beneath it is what allows a mirror to do its most useful work.
The luxury wall mirrors and decorative mirrors in this edit range from the FIAM Caadre — Philippe Starck’s curved-glass frame, fused at high temperature to bend light and depth into a single fluid composition — to pieces in solid Canaletto walnut, hand-gilded bronze and Murano glass from some of the leading names in modern European design. Each is selected for the integrity of its frame specification, its behaviour under both natural and artificial light and its ability to bring considered proportion to a wall rather than simply fill it.
Scale, placement and frame weight are the decisions that determine how a mirror works in a room — whether it reads as architecture or ornament, whether it draws light deeper into a space or simply reflects what is already there. A large leaner demands floor clearance and wall strength; a wall-hung piece in hand-gilded bronze or Canaletto walnut needs fixing that suits both the frame and the surface behind it. Getting the proportion right relative to the wall and the furniture beneath it is what allows a mirror to do its most useful work.
The luxury wall mirrors and decorative mirrors in this edit range from the FIAM Caadre — Philippe Starck’s curved-glass frame, fused at high temperature to bend light and depth into a single fluid composition — to pieces in solid Canaletto walnut, hand-gilded bronze and Murano glass from some of the leading names in modern European design. Each is selected for the integrity of its frame specification, its behaviour under both natural and artificial light and its ability to bring considered proportion to a wall rather than simply fill it.
