Mirrors with a Soul

The reason we easily overlook mirrors today is their – and our –
omnipresence. Lobmeyr moves the mirror into the spotlight as a
valuable item of furniture as well as its role as a constructive, oft
playful component of the interior.

Carefully facetted mirror edges are typical to Lobmeyr mirrors. Mirror plates enhanced
by cutting and engraving make the difference in quality visible while opening
up a wealth of creative possibilities. We make mirrors according to traditional
patterns from our archives as well as modern and contemporary designs. In their
heyday during the second half of the 19th century Lobmeyr mirrors formed an integral
part of the interiors of many a palace along Vienna’s new Ringstraße.
The historic, however, has never obstructed our view of today. A more recent
project, the new interpretation of the Rococo style mirror by the jewellery artist and
designer Florian Ladstätter, is only one example. His water-jet cut “orchids” confront
the history of the mirror as well as obliterating the boundary between commodity
and art.

Mirror No.17 “Barock“, approx. 1870
Mirror No.22, oval, 1984
Mirror “Klosterneuburg“