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Reflet, the magic of reflection

Reflet is the new collection by Mirage for architecture, the result of over two years of research that the company, together with Andrea Boschetti, has conducted to introduce into the ceramic market a proposal that is absolutely innovative in terms of technology.

In fact, the technology developed offers a reflective weather-resistant architectural material in different shades, which allows endless stories to be told about the relationship between architecture, nature and its settings. Reflet makes it possible to imagine architecture as multifaceted pieces of the “grammar” of landscapes. Just like light, reflection in architecture is a structural, as well as narrative element of the form itself. Deciding to create a shape that reflects something first of all means designing architecture that can listen, speak and establish dual relationships with nature and its surroundings. Of course, we are talking about an opportunity, an architectural tool whose depth of meaning, beauty and other qualities depend exclusively on those who decide how to stage this relationship.

Paraphrasing Gio Ponti “The most resistant element is not cement, nor is it wood, stone, steel or glass. The most resistant material in construction is art.”

This is why the Reflet collection is not only an exclusive ceramic component but also a new flexible, customisable and long-lasting tool that offers endless opportunities to create dual and poetic narratives with nature and places. A luxury!

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Reflet is available in the 20x60 size and in the Antique finishes, with an antiqued mirror effect, and Sketch, with a matt effect and luminous finishes and accents.

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Architect and PhD in urban design research at the Institute of Architecture of Venice (IUAV)

Andrea Boschetti - Metrogramma

Andrea Boschetti founded in 1999 the Metrogramma architecture and urban planning studio, based in Milan, of which he is now CEO and artistic director. Gold Medal for Italian Architecture (2004) and Merit for Italian Culture and Art awarded by the Presidency of the Republic (2008), Andrea Boschetti, together with Metrogramma, has participated over the years in many international exhibitions, including La Biennale of Venice (2000, 2008, 2010), the London Exhibition (2008) and the Brasilia Exhibition (2008).
He was then director of the fifth edition of the "Barbara Capocchin" International Architecture Biennale (2011-'12) dedicated to the themes of urban regeneration, designing, together with Michele De Lucchi, the staging of the exhibition at Palazzo della Ragione in Padua entitled " Superurban ". He is also currently the art director and head of design of The One Atelier, a London-based company specializing in luxury real estate. In September 2019, together with Stefano Boeri and Petra Blaisse, he was awarded the international competition for the reconstruction of the Quadrante Val Polcevera – il Cerchio Rosso and the Parco del Ponte in Genoa. Finally, in May 2021 he won, with Loreto Open Community, the international tender promoted by the Municipality of Milan together with C40 Reinventing Cities, for the urban redevelopment of Piazzale Loreto in Milan, now in the executive phase.