Description
Yoko Bronze is a round wall mirror 105cm across, printed with fine rays running out from the centre in a concentric band. The glass is silvered in some places and left transparent in others on the same surface, so the wall behind shows through between the rays and the band reads as light rather than as a printed pattern. The rays deepen to a warm gold towards the middle. Yoko is Japanese for sun, and the design is by Annemie Vanzieleghem.
It suits a hallway, a living room or a bathroom, where it is rated to go, and it wants a wall colour chosen deliberately: because the glass is partly transparent, whatever is behind it becomes part of the piece. On a pale wall the rays read as fine lines; on a dark one they read as a halo. It hangs in one direction, since the ray band is centred rather than symmetrical top to bottom. At 15kg and 2.5cm deep it sits close to the wall and is a one person lift, with two screws, washers and plugs supplied and nothing to assemble.
The mirror is partly transparent mirrored and printed glass, frameless. Both the silvering and the printing are done in the same factory, which is what allows mirrored and clear areas on one sheet. Clean it with cleaner sprayed onto a soft cloth, working outwards along the rays rather than across them so the transparent gaps are not left streaked. The rays are finest at the outer edge and widen towards the centre, so the band reads as light thrown outwards rather than as a ring drawn on. Seven year warranty, made in Belgium.
Specification
| Dimensions |
105cm x 105cm x 2.5cm |
| Weight |
15KG |
| Shape |
Circle |
| Material |
Partially transparent mirrored and printed glass |
| Frame colour |
- |
| Glass colour |
Gold |
| Integrated light |
No |
| Bathroom proof |
Yes |
| Assembly required |
No |
| Fixings supplied |
2 x (screw + washer + plug) |
| Hanging orientations |
1 direction |
| Designer |
Annemie Vanzieleghem |
| Origin |
Made in Europe |
| Warranty |
7 years |
Frequently Asked
Can you see through it?
In places. The glass is silvered in some areas and left transparent in others, so the wall shows between the rays.
Does the wall colour matter?
Yes. Whatever is behind shows through the clear areas, so a pale wall and a dark one give very different results.
Can it be used in a bathroom?
Yes. It is rated bathroom proof, so steam and humidity are not a problem.
What does the name mean?
Yoko is Japanese for sun, which is what the concentric rays are drawn from.
What size is it and what does it weigh?
105cm across in both directions, weighing 15kg.