Seven Stories About Mirrors

With Seven Stories About Mirrors, the Swedish duo Front (Sofia Lagerkvist & Anna Lindgren) proposes a new set of “mirrors” conceived from intertwined cultural and historical references, as well as drawing on traditional techniques and a variety of materials.

Whether made of blown glass following a tradition handed down since the 13th century (Convex Mirror Vases), or through a technique specifically developed by Front to reflect an image inserted into the thickness of glass (Reflection Vase), whether the form evokes the first moment humans saw their own reflection (Water Reflection Side Table), recalls how human ingenuity conceived the first flat glass mirrors (Cut Mirror Vase), or highlights the traditional know-how of a 680-year-old foundry (Bronze Mirrors), whether the material is similar to that of the first man-made stone mirrors created more than 8,000 years ago (Obsidian Mirror), or magnified by legendary Murano mir-ror-making (The Secret Mirror), each piece is the result of an astute typological and historical analysis of the mirror-object, which investigates how the value, significance, cultural meaning, and technical aspect of a specific object are constantly evolving with time.