Architect and designer Manu Bañó explores the reflective qualities of copper with his OBJ-08 mirrors, launched as part of the Unique Design X fair at Mexico City art week.
Produced by hammering, shaping and polishing a thin sheet of copper, the collection by Bañó is formed entirely from a single material with no need for lacquers, coatings or adhesives.
OBJ-08 was exhibited at Mexico City art week
"The idea, as in all the pieces in my collection, is to alter the shape of a sheet of metal with a repeated action ? in this case, hand hammering and polishing," Bañó told Dezeen.
"By hammering, little by little, the desired shape and function is achieved. There is nothing added, it is all copper."
Each mirror is made from a single sheet of copper The OBJ-08 collection comprises two pieces ? the Wall Mirror and Floor Mirror ? each composed of two symmetrical pieces that are designed to be displayed as a duo.
The Wall Mirror has a tarnished copper surface and is made up of two circular sheets of copper, one shaped to be concave and the other convex.
Matching in texture, the Floor Mirror has a free-standing rectangular frame with identical indentations on two sides that are polished to a high shine.
A hammering technique is used to shape the pieces
Manufactured by artisans in Mexico, the pieces are produced by hammering heated copper sheets onto a mould to manipulate them into the desired shape.
Once shaped, the remaining flat area is polished until a refle...