Steal This Look: Captain’s Mirror
October 30th, 2008
From Julie:
BDDW’s spectacular Captain’s Mirror, with a mulled leather frame lined with wood and a machined bronze hanging puck, has been on our wish list for ages. Unfortunately, prices start at $1,600.
So we noted with interest recently that the Expedition Mirror (steel frame with black leather strap and polished nickel hardware; 17 inches in diameter) is $400 from Maison Luxe in Seattle.
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4 Comments Add your own
1. brad | October 30th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Why call the BDDW mirror spectacular and then promote a cheaper knock off? Kind of a slap in the face to BDDW.
2. Madame X | October 30th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
If the quality and workmanship is worth the price, then BDDW has nothing to worry about.
3. Madame X | October 30th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
If the craftmanship and quality is worth the price, then BDDW has nothing to worry about.
4. EG | November 1st, 2008 at 6:24 pm
BDDW is amazing, but they are slapping us with that price!
There are enough hedgefunders and trustfunders out there to sustain companies like BDDW, De La Espada, etc. (but for how much longer?). Why is it $1600? Because it can be. I don’t see why that mirror couldn’t be sold profitably for 2/3 the price. Maybe even half.
But then again, the subtle differences make all the difference:
The BDDW strap is on the outer edge of the hanging puck, the way a chain attaches to a gear, making the industrial reference more powerful. It’s 25% larger. Leather over wood is gorgeous and requires much greater time and craftsmanship.
My advice to Maison Luxe–reproportion your hanging puck as per BDDW and make it in the same steel as the mirror. Can’t cost much more and it would look much better.
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