Ebon Arc Floor Mirror

The Ebon Arc Floor Mirror is 115cm wide and 210cm high, framed in mahogany and teak with a deep black finish. The arched top softens what is otherwise an architectural piece. It is designed to lean against a wall.

A leaning mirror at this height does something a hung one cannot. The slight backward tilt catches the ceiling and the far side of the room rather than only what stands in front of it, which is why a full-length leaner makes a room read as deeper than a flat-mounted mirror of the same size.

Solid timber rather than a composite frame is the specification to note at 210cm. A frame this tall carries real load at the corners, and mahogany and teak both hold a joint where a wrapped MDF moulding eventually opens at the mitre.

Black on an arched frame is a deliberate contradiction and it works. The arch is a soft, almost decorative shape; the colour is severe. Either alone would read as one thing too strongly, and together they land somewhere more useful.