Round Wall Mirror – Black Aluminum Frame for Entryway & Bath

A round mirror has no orientation, which is its practical difference from every other shape: it cannot hang crooked the way a rectangle can, and it does not need aligning with the edges of whatever furniture sits beneath it. This one is black aluminum, a single finish with no variants to weigh up.

The circle is also the hardest shape to frame well. A curved frame section has to be formed rather than cut and joined, and the join, wherever it falls, is the one place a round frame can give away how it was made. Aluminum takes that forming more readily than a harder metal, and black is the finish that conceals a seam most completely, because there is no highlight travelling around the frame to break at the joint.

Round mirrors suit places where straight lines already dominate: above a rectangular basin, between two door frames, or on a wall of shelving. One circle in a room of right angles does a surprising amount of work.

• Frame material: Aluminum
• Finish: Black
• Shape: Round
• Mounting: Wall hung