each of brushed solid brass with a clean and simple cup-shaped design; no longer in production; some patina and rubbing to frames and mirror plates

Darkly Mirror is an exploration of the history of human beings’ relationship with the reflected image. Historians believe that the earliest mirrors may have been small ceramic bowls filled with water used during the late Stone Age. Although not proven, this notion fascinated Stockholm-based designer Nick Ross, whose Darkly Mirror for MENU takes inspiration from the ceramic bowls. “That it cannot be proven adds to the object’s mystery. Is this a new object, or an old one reinvented? I wanted to take this notion and create a modern object which questioned its possible past and its relation to ‘the self’.”

Nick Ross is a Scottish-born industrial designer who has studied in Aberdeen and Stockholm. In 2008 Ross was awarded with the Arts & Heritage prize for his graduation project for the Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, and he has also won awards such as Muuto Talent Award 2014 and Formex Nova 2016.
One notable project is his design of the Mirror Darkly (2013), which looks at the role of history and storytelling and how people perceive the world around them.