"Vaca Colgada" Mirror Designed by Nestor Perkal for Oscar Maschera

"Vaca Pelosa" is a large mirror, designed by Nestor Perkal and manufactured by Oscar Maschera, featuring leather cow skin black & white doubled with full grain leather. Leather colors available: tan, sienna, orange, red, red-purple, dark brown, khaki, blue, black. DIMENSIONS (metal structure): D. 35.4", W. 47.2", H. 5.9" DIMENSIONS (leather): D. 39.3", W. 51.1" Each mirror is never the same as the one before, nor as the one that comes after, as well as the leathers used to make it. Each hide, as it reaches the workshop, is hung on a frame/shelf and a hole is then made in its centre to see the mirror. Each hide is unique, as well as each mirror. "Mirrors should reflect a little before throwing back images." Jean Cocteau, Le sang d'un poète (1930) Nestor Perkal said about "Vaca Pelosa": "This object has always fascinated me. Is it there simply to reflect our image or is it looking at us? It envelopes us, searches for us, constantly questions us. At Oscar Maschera I looked for what leather could bring to this object and how it could become its supporting structure." NESTOR PERKAL, born in Buenos Aires, lives and works in Paris. Though he trained as an architect, his work has always been oriented to design and interior architecture. In 1985, he founded an international design gallery in Paris, l’Espace Nestor Perkal, where he was among the first in Europe to show and sell pieces from the “New International Design” movement: Memphis Milano, Mariscal and many others. From 1987-1994, he was the artistic director of the goldsmith’s company Algorithme, where he invited many designers to work on edition projects that were highly successful in France and abroad. As a designer, he has collaborated with Drimmer, Lou...

"Liquid Days" is a mirror, designed by Nestor Perkal and manufactured by Oscar Maschera. It's shaped by the mirror itself which makes the leather taut. Sewn and assembled, leather takes shape and becomes a carapace. Leather colors available: tan, sienna, orange, red, red-purple, dark brown, khaki, blue, black. DIMENSIONS: D. 64.1", W. 25.9", H. 1.4" "Mirrors should reflect a little before throwing back images." Jean Cocteau, Le sang d'un poète (1930) Nestor Perkal said about "Liquid Days": "This object has always fascinated me. Is it there simply to reflect our image or is it looking at us? It envelopes us, searches for us, constantly questions us. At Oscar Maschera I looked for what leather could bring to this object and how it could become its supporting structure." NESTOR PERKAL, born in Buenos Aires, lives and works in Paris. Though he trained as an architect, his work has always been oriented to design and interior architecture. In 1985, he founded an international design gallery in Paris, l’Espace Nestor Perkal, where he was among the first in Europe to show and sell pieces from the “New International Design” movement: Memphis Milano, Mariscal and many others. From 1987-1994, he was the artistic director of the goldsmith’s company Algorithme, where he invited many designers to work on edition projects that were highly successful in France and abroad. As a designer, he has collaborated with Drimmer, Lou...

Set of seven hand mirrors which are in fact mounted on the wall. The softness of the leather makes it impossible for them to be held and forces us to hang them up, individually or together. “Mirrors should reflect a little before throwing back images.” Jean Cocteau, Le Sang d’un poète (1930). “This object has always fascinated me. Is it there simply to reflect our image or is it looking at us? It envelopes us, searches for us, constantly questions us. At Oscar Maschera I looked for what leather could bring to this object and how it could become its supporting structure.” — Nestor Perkal. Perfect day - set of n. 7 mirrors. Mirror 1 cm 16 x 27. Mirror 2 cm 16 x 39. Mirror 3 cm 19.5 x 39. Mirror 4 cm 18 x 54.5. Mirror 5 cm 21 x 53. Mirror 6 cm 15 x 35. Mirror 7 cm 19 x 24. Each mirror is equipped with stainless steel hook...

"Just Another Day" is a mirror, designed by Nestor Perkal and manufactured by Oscar Maschera. It's shaped by the mirror itself which makes the leather taut. Sewn and assembled, leather takes shape and becomes a carapace. Leather colors available: tan, sienna, orange, red, red-purple, dark brown, khaki, blue, black. DIMENSIONS: D. 23.6", W. 23.6", H. 1.4" "Mirrors should reflect a little before throwing back images." Jean Cocteau, Le sang d'un poète (1930) Nestor Perkal said about "Just Another Day": "This object has always fascinated me. Is it there simply to reflect our image or is it looking at us? It envelopes us, searches for us, constantly questions us. At Oscar Maschera I looked for what leather could bring to this object and how it could become its supporting structure." NESTOR PERKAL, born in Buenos Aires, lives and works in Paris. Though he trained as an architect, his work has always been oriented to design and interior architecture. In 1985, he founded an international design gallery in Paris, l’Espace Nestor Perkal, where he was among the first in Europe to show and sell pieces from the “New International Design” movement: Memphis Milano, Mariscal and many others. From 1987-1994, he was the artistic director of the goldsmith’s company Algorithme, where he invited many designers to work on edition projects that were highly successful in France and abroad. As a designer, he has collaborated with Drimmer, Lou Fagotin...

"A Day In The Life" is a mirror, designed by Nestor Perkal and manufactured by Oscar Maschera. It's shaped by the mirror itself which makes the leath...

"Caballito Chaise Longue", designed by Nestor Perkal and manufactured by Oscar Maschera, features a structure in bronze colored steel mesh with high-integrity thermoset epoxy powder ...

Oscar model mirror designed by Campo & Graffi. Refined mirror with a curved triangular shape produced by Home Torino in 1958 to a design by Franco Campo and Carlo Graffi. Rare in t...

Mirror designed by Svenskt Tenn with fabric designed by Viola Gråsten for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1960s. Signed. Mirrored glass, brass and textile. Provenance: Bought in the S...

Mirror designed by Enrico Tonucci for Triangolo, Italy. 1980s. Wood, leather and mirrored glass. Measurements: H: 210 cm/ 6' 11'' W: 90 cm/ 3'

Vivian is a contemporary Beauty Desk, it can be a Makeup Table, a Writing Table, and even a mirror. Vivian mirror is a mirror with a jewelry shelf. An elegant and precious complement that can highlight an entrance hall, a bedroom or a bathroom. Vivian mirror is ideal for home environments or elegant hotel rooms...

A modern reinterpretation of ornamental wall mirrors for the contemporary home, The Rilla’s organic mirror shape snaps biomimicry inspiration from leaf...

Mirror, anonymous, Sweden, 1930s. Pewter and mirrored glass. Measurements: H: 161 cm/ 5' 3 1/2" W: 55 cm/ 21 3/4"