Gold Furniture Design · 2022
Multifunctional Mirror
by Ping an Xue
- A' Design Award 2022 Gold Winner in Furniture Design
- Awarded April 15, 2022
- CLIENT: Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 51,285
- Verification code AAE778CE41 · Verify this award
About Multifunctional Mirror
Multifunctional is a mirror designed for small living spaces. The unit combines a dressing mirror, a coat rack, a storage tray and a shoe mirror in one piece. Geometric hooks hold coats and bags. The tray in the middle holds keys, watches and glasses. The angle of the tray can be adjusted, and a mirror on the underside works as a second mirror. Set flush with the upper mirror, the tray forms a full-length mirror; turned downwards, the tray shows shoes. A beech wood base adds stability, and flat-panel packaging reduces transport volume.
The distinguished Multifunctional Mirror by ZIEL HOME FURNISHING TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD represents a thoughtful contribution to contemporary furniture design that elegantly bridges functional necessity with refined aesthetic sensibility, earning recognition through the A' Design Award's Golden distinction in the Furniture category. This work participates in the enduring dialogue between geometric purity and material warmth that characterizes the most accomplished modernist design traditions, recalling the measured proportions of mid-century Nordic furniture while incorporating a distinctly contemporary understanding of spatial efficiency and adaptable living. The designer demonstrates sophisticated compositional intelligence through the integration of multiple functional elements within a unified visual system, the continuous tubular steel frame serves simultaneously as structural support, decorative element, and organizational framework for hanging accessories, while the integrated shelf and accompanying stool expand the object's utility beyond mere reflection. The material vocabulary achieves notable refinement through its deliberate restraint, limiting the palette to warm blonde wood and satin black metal creates visual coherence while allowing the inherent qualities of each material to contribute its distinctive character, the smooth turned wood suggesting organic warmth and craft tradition while the bent steel tubing evokes industrial precision and contemporary manufacturing capability. One might observe how the stadium-shaped oval of the mirror itself softens the geometric rigor of the overall composition, introducing a gentle biomorphic quality that invites physical engagement and suggests the reflected human form. The work appears to explore questions of ritual and routine, how might thoughtfully designed objects elevate daily practices of self-presentation and departure, and what role does considered materiality play in establishing domestic atmosphere. Viewers are invited to contemplate how the relationship between reflection and repose, seeing and sitting, illuminates the interconnected nature of preparing oneself to meet the world.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- According to people's living habits, based on the principle of less is more, the multifunctional mirror provides people with a one stop solution, allowing people to easily cope with every day.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 490mm x 250mm x 1650mm, using flat-panel detachable packaging to reduce transportation volume.
- Tags
- Coat rack, Storage, Multifunction, Full-length mirror
- Production Technology
- The multifunctional mirror adopts a simple geometric design, which conforms to the modern aesthetics; the structure is simple, with fewer screws, and is easy to assemble and put into production; the angle-adjustable storage tray doubles as a small mirror.
- Design Challenge
- The tray is the highlight of the multifunctional mirror. We use the simplest spring buckle to solve the rotation problem of the pallet, and the center of gravity of the product is on the upper part. In order to prevent dumping, we chose a higher density beech wood as the wood base and added an anti-dumping part. .
- Project Duration
- The project started in Turin in June 2021, completed in zheng zhou in July 2021.
- Operation Flow
- Featuring a clean, simple look, Multifunction Mirror oozes a modern touch. The hooks in geometric shape and the upper mirror works as a coat rack with a mirror. The storage tray in the middle offers a perfect perch for keys, watches, and glasses. With an adjustable design and a mirror on the bottom side, the tray doubles as a complementary mirror. Adjust the mirror side flush with the upper mirror for a large, full length mirror, or adjust it downwards when trying on shoes.
- Research
- Most mirrors on the market are simple in form and function. Limited by size and angle, most mirrors cannot help users check shoes. An extra coat rack takes up extra space in a small space. By combining mirrors, coat racks, adjustable trays and shoe mirrors, the multifunctional mirror solves the above-mentioned pain points and provides a solution for small spaces.
- Inspiration
- The Multifunction Mirror, integrating a coat rack, a dressing mirror, a shoe mirror, and a storage tray into one unit, effectively solves the problems of common dressing mirrors being unable to reflect shoes and small-space dwellers having limited space for more furniture.
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