Mirrors at Milan
The jewels of this year’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan just keep on coming. First it was the Marni’s Animal House, then the new E15 lighting collection, followed by the genius of Dimore Gallery, then the delights of the Gubi & GamFratesi collaboration…
And our commentary doesn’t end without a moment to take in all the little mirrored treasures here, there and everywhere at this year’s Salone. Intimate in scale, these mirrors heighten the daily rituals of the time spent in front of them. The quality of the reflected light, the science of light and colour, the detail of where framing meet surface and the simplicity, is enchanting.
Norwegian designers Vera&Kyte celebrate the art and functionality of dressing and room-dividing with their ‘Apparel’. Doshi Levian’s collaged wall of finely-framed gems for HAY are almost cosmic. Bjørn van den Berg’s ‘Aura’ plays on the notion of reflection with sensibility and tactility, their solid half domed aluminium bases electroplated with reflective copper, chrome and nickel coating. The Aura is meant to fit perfectly into two open hands, a physical and emotional moment of recognition and reflection. And perhaps the most talked about is Georgian-duo ROOMS’ installation of medallion shaped mirrors with memorial textile straps in the ivy courtyard of Spazio Rossana Orlandi.
It’s a reflection on reflection.
Credits: Bjorn van den Berg, Ontwerpduo, Vera&Kyte, DESIGNISTI, no end to design, Studio WM, Nordic Days, Their&VanDaalen, Perimeter Collection, Joséphine Choquet
