Architecture Lithuanian studio Heima's Mudu mirror has a sculptural silhouette when viewed from any angle. The freestanding piece, which was created for design brand jot.jot, is intended to combat ideas of the mirror as "just a flat object on the wall".

Mudu is a piece of furniture rather than a house accessory, and seen from the front, it is a common oval-shaped mirror, however the side view show us its tapered back – which is made from Corian.

Wooden pegs set in the side of the mirror's shell allow it to rest atop a white painted steel framework, which also has small wooden pieces at the base of its legs.

 

Description of project by HEIMA

MUDU – it‘s about two of us – Me and MyReflection. The better I look, the better MyReflection looks. Yet still over the years I have discovered - the first step to looking elegant in a mirror is looking at an elegant mirror.

The design of mirror MUDU strives to break a standard misconception that mirror is a just flat object on the wall. Instead, it employs a sculptural approach, thus creating a volumetric piece of furniture.

The shell of the mirror exploits the possibilities provided by CORIAN material – curved lines, uniform shape, durability. The production process of the mirror extensively uses latest technologies such as vacuum thermoforming and CNC milling.

The design concept is based on contrast. Solid volume against light wireframe, simplicity of shape against attention to details, curved shell against straight lines.

The two distinct parts of the mirror – shell and frame – meet in an elegant wooden detail, which creates impression of one piece resting on the other.

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Architecture studio H E I M A [Povilas Žakauskas, Povilas Daugis, Kristijonas Skirmantas, Tomas Vaičiulis] is group of architects operating within the fields of architecture, interior and urban design. They gained their knowledge whilst studying and working in various architecture schools and studios in Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Netherlands and Lithuania.

The office is currently working on different-sized objects starting from private interiors and finishing with large scale public projects. During all the design process they closely cooperate with their clients, constructors, engineers and specialists of other associated fields.

Every new project they start from a careful analysis of client’s needs, design task and the context. Their aim is to provoke architecture that doesn’t chase short term fashion trends, though qualifies as an object of timeless aesthetics. Ergonomics, comfort and constantly evolving society needs are their top priorities as well.

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Published on: December 27, 2016
Cite:
metalocus, CARLOS ARES
"Heima's Mudu mirror, three-dimensional object in the room" METALOCUS. Accessed
<https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/heimas-mudu-mirror-three-dimensional-object-room> ISSN 1139-6415
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