mirrors | architecture, design, and technology news and projects https://www.designboom.com/tag/mirrors/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Fri, 21 Jun 2024 02:05:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 monobloc chair but make it glitter with HFA-studio’s mirror mosaic tile version https://www.designboom.com/design/monobloc-chair-hfa-studio-mosaic-mirror-tiles-glitter-05-30-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/design/monobloc-chair-hfa-studio-mosaic-mirror-tiles-glitter-05-30-2024/#respond Thu, 30 May 2024 03:10:55 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1068276

it took HFA-studio a few weeks and over a thousand mosaic mirror tiles to create their glimmering monobloc chair.

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mirror maze’s reflective pathways distort hong kong’s harborfront https://www.designboom.com/art/mirror-maze-reflective-pathways-hong-kong-harborfront-elsedesign-04-11-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/art/mirror-maze-reflective-pathways-hong-kong-harborfront-elsedesign-04-11-2024/#respond Wed, 10 Apr 2024 22:15:40 +0000 Philip Fung https://www.designboom.com/?p=1057732

inspired by children's kaleidoscopes, the mirror maze creates diverse spatial experiences through multiple reflections.

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kimsooja’s vast mirror installation transforms bourse de commerce into a ‘levitating space’ https://www.designboom.com/art/kimsooja-mirror-installation-bourse-de-commerce-levitating-space-03-15-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/art/kimsooja-mirror-installation-bourse-de-commerce-levitating-space-03-15-2024/#respond Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:10:19 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1053457

the artist has installed an expansive mirror on the ground, altering the understanding of space and challenging the sense of gravity.

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mexican artisans handcraft sculptural copper mirrors for manu bañó’s OBJ series https://www.designboom.com/design/mexican-artisans-sculptural-copper-mirrors-manu-bano-obj-series-02-07-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/design/mexican-artisans-sculptural-copper-mirrors-manu-bano-obj-series-02-07-2024/#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2024 11:30:37 +0000 MANU BAÑÓ https://www.designboom.com/?p=1045467

through hammering, the copper gains texture, structure, and volume, allowing it to stand independently with a monolithic presence.

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sanitas studio’s installations juxtapose contemplative mirrors and earth in bangkok https://www.designboom.com/art/sanitas-studio-installations-mirrors-earth-bangkok-liminal-space-12-17-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/sanitas-studio-installations-mirrors-earth-bangkok-liminal-space-12-17-2023/#respond Sun, 17 Dec 2023 14:30:28 +0000 Sanitas Studio https://www.designboom.com/?p=1036849

'liminal space' juxtaposes architectural mirror installations and the humble earth to provoke people’s consciousness.

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layers of wooden, concrete and mirrored surfaces combine to compose hair salon in japan https://www.designboom.com/architecture/layers-wood-concrete-mirror-surfaces-hair-room-toaru-japan-ateliers-takahito-sekiguchi-11-05-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/layers-wood-concrete-mirror-surfaces-hair-room-toaru-japan-ateliers-takahito-sekiguchi-11-05-2023/#respond Sun, 05 Nov 2023 07:15:47 +0000 T. Sekiguchi https://www.designboom.com/?p=1027155

CLT wooden roofs extend atop the vertical concrete elements creating a staggered appearance.

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SOL style’s light, mirror, and aroma diffuser hybridizes interiors https://www.designboom.com/design/sol-style-hybrid-light-mirror-aroma-diffuser-yasuyuki-nagato-lei-reflection-10-20-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/sol-style-hybrid-light-mirror-aroma-diffuser-yasuyuki-nagato-lei-reflection-10-20-2023/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2023 02:05:18 +0000 Lei_Aroma https://www.designboom.com/?p=1013508

the hybrid product fuses the allure of ambient lighting for relaxation or productivity with the ease of portable mirrors and the relief of aromatherapy.

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one take architects’ mirrored coffee studio reflects tangkou’s landscape and heritage https://www.designboom.com/architecture/one-take-architects-coffee-studio-reflects-landscape-heritage-tangkou-china-12-06-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/one-take-architects-coffee-studio-reflects-landscape-heritage-tangkou-china-12-06-2022/#respond Tue, 06 Dec 2022 03:05:13 +0000 Li Hao https://www.designboom.com/?p=949787

two sweeping mirrored walls unite at a sharp point, forming a cross that discreetly recalls the towns religious values atop a mountain.

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selvatico enlivens public square in belgium with mirroring + meditative cube installation https://www.designboom.com/art/selvatico-public-square-belgium-mirroring-meditative-cube-installation-09-10-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/art/selvatico-public-square-belgium-mirroring-meditative-cube-installation-09-10-2022/#respond Sun, 11 Sep 2022 14:15:41 +0000 Giulia Azaria https://www.designboom.com/?p=927177

a mirrored cube-shaped installation with a vibrant, yellow interior injects new life into a mundane parking space in watou, belgium.

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re-discover your inner child with the ‘rapunzel mirror’ by jaro kose https://www.designboom.com/design/jaro-kose-rapunzel-mirror-06-14-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/design/jaro-kose-rapunzel-mirror-06-14-2022/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:50:57 +0000 Jaro Kose https://www.designboom.com/?p=907569

  jaro kose’s ‘rapunzel mirror’ revives childlike play   Designer Jaro Kose introduces his quirky and equally delightful creation, the ‘Rapunzel Mirror’, which he describes as ‘an object for every adult who wants to go back in time to find, or feed, an inner need for joy and play.’ As we grow older, we tend to […]

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