Mirrors

New experimentation with boundary-breaking technology is fusing art and design in ever more expressive ways, says Nicole Swengley

Pared-back furniture carved from locally sourced timber

Extraordinary final flourishes from master craftsmen to add drama and finesse to the home

HiMirror Plus+ examines your appearance and offers tips on how to look your best

With patinated bronze frame, €7,400

Highly polished finishes are back in the spotlight – playing with perception in newly sophisticated ways. Charlotte Abrahams reports

“Assemblage” art pioneered by Picasso is, a century on, enjoying a thrilling new eminence in the world of interior design, says Helen Chislett

The designer’s latest collection draws on the traditions of Kyoto

This playful piece will raise a smile in any room

Coffee tables like diamonds, mirrors like brooches, chandeliers like necklaces – homeowners are making uplifting decorative statements with jewel-like contemporary furnishings. Charlotte Abrahams reports

Lucia van der Post previews the highlights of a new peripatetic exhibition of innovative design in the French Riviera’s beautiful Villa La Vigie

Dramatic and uplifting finds make this Madrid emporium one of the world’s leading dealers in 20th-century art and design

London-based Tree Couture creates masterful cabinetry

Sculpture and immersive performance coalesce at Studio Leigh

Sterling Studios creates hand-painted glass walls and hand-oxidised mirror panels

Portuguese designers are now injecting contemporary verve into statement furniture and lighting, marrying traditional craft with a new playful sophistication. Nicole Swengley reports

Elizabethan portraiture swapped for a cabinet of curious furnishings

Sublime surfaces enriched with ancient artisanal techniques