Posted in Luxury on 31 July 2009
Kawamura Hideo Activity Inc has unveiled the Broken Mirror which is actually not broken. The mirror comes with a cracked and eerie appearance and would make you look vulnerable but still cool. In many cultures, broken cultures are considered to be an ill omen. However, in some cultures in Africa, broken mirrors are considered to be sacred and are even revered.
There is a tribe which actually makes it mandatory for the mirrors to be broken before a virgin lands up in her man’s bed to ensure perfect copulation! This mirror is totally ragged and you cold either use it as an interior decor as a fully fledged mirror which can be used for whatever purpose.
Posted in Concept, Technology on 26 October 2008
Mirrors aren’t mere reflectors any more! Induced with technology, you can now interact with them and have fun! Alpay Kasal of Lit Studios has and made a two-way mirror into a sort of digital portal. “Interactive Mirror” turns reflective surfaces into digital drawing boards using the basic mouse emulation.
A part of HCI (Human Computer Interaction) yet quite not completely so, the Interactive Mirror seems to lack multi-touch but offers some interesting ideas, like showing how a custom T-shirt would look if you were wearing it or you can even play games on the mirror screen, decorate its edges , view pictures and do a helluva other stuff. Now you would never get bored with yourself! If inducing childish wonderment in your friends is your idea, get reflecting on it!
