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Can a Statement Mirror Share a Wall With Art?

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A mirror with a bold frame can bring shape, texture, and a changing view to a room. Pair it with art, and you have two things to plan: the wall display and what appears in the glass. Browsing Arteriors mirrors can help you explore frames and forms that might suit the pieces you own. Start with the painting, print, or photograph you most want to show. Then consider how a mirror could join that display, with room for each piece to hold your attention and feel at home.

Choose the Piece That Leads the Display

Lay out the art you hope to hang and look for a starting point. It may be a large print, a small painting with strong color, or a mirror with a sculptural edge. Give that piece a clear place in the plan. You can then bring in the other works a few at a time, checking how the group feels as it grows.
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Eye On Design: Snake Mirror II By Nathalie Ziegler

nathalie ziegler snake mirror II at 21st gallery 2022 photo by gail worley
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Snake Mirror II is  a mesmerizing sculptural mirror by French artist and glass alchemist Nathalie Ziegler, and part of her ongoing series of serpentine mirrors. Born in Paris in 1970 and entirely self-taught in the demanding art of glass sculpture, Ziegler has carved out a singular niche in contemporary design by fusing traditional craftsmanship with a highly personal, nature-driven mythology. Continue reading Eye On Design: Snake Mirror II By Nathalie Ziegler →

Eye On Design: Dune Table By Zaha Hadid

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Image Courtesy of David Gill Galleries, All Other Photos By Gail

My favorite design show, Salon Art + Design, wrapped up last week and I’m so excited to start featuring all of the amazing art furniture that I was lucky enough to see in person at the Park Avenue Armory. To kick things off, let’s take a look at the Dune Table, designed by renowned architect Zaha Hadid (1950 – 2016). Continue reading Eye On Design: Dune Table By Zaha Hadid →

How to Maximize the Space in Your Home

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Are you thinking about making some changes to your living situation? A new place can give you a fresh lease on life and allow you to start a new chapter. But with average house prices in the UK for March 2022 rising to £278,000 – more than 8.5% higher than at the same stage last year – moving to a new home may not be an appealing, or even realistic, prospect.

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Eye On Design: Circumspect Neckpiece By Kiff Slemmons

circumspect neckpiece photo by gail worley
All Photos By Gail

Kiff Slemmons‘ neckpiece Circumspect (2003) is an object that does what it is and is what it does. Composed of lenses and mirrors collected and categorized for a purpose that the collecting itself reveals, it is both a tool of taxonomic assessment and a record of a taxonomic class of useful and evocative things.

circumspect detail photo by gail worley

Denying the role of jewelry as something only to be looked at, it meets and counters the gaze — returning agency to those being seen. It also asks us to emulate what it facilitates: the art of careful looking as a way of understanding.

circumspect neckpiece 2 photo by gail worley

Photographed in the Museum of Arts and Design in Manhattan.