Interview
What is your full name? My full name is [Your Name]. It carries personal and cultural weight in my family, and it is one of the few names that I genuinely take pride in having carried over from childhood.
May I see your ID? Of course, here it is. Eager to get a better look?
Where are you from? I’m originally from [Your City/Country]. This is a magically colourful and astoundingly multicultural area, which has shaped my ethics, world view, and identity as a person from child to adulthood.
Do you work or study? I am studying [Your Field] at uni. It[s] somewhat labor intensive but very rewarding programme that has me further enthused about the theoretical and practical aspects on it.
How many times during a day do you look into a mirror? I estimate that I look at myself four, five times a day on average — right before leaving the house, getting ready in the morning and now if I come across one during the day. I only look at mirrors very occasionally and strictly for functional purposes rather than through any vanity-fueled compulsion — they are a pragmatic glimpse into whether I am dressed suitably enough for the context that the day requires rather than a moment to linger over my reflection.
Have you ever bought mirrors? This is not the first time I have bought mirrors; yes, I have done it twice and both times that involved furnishing new homes. The first was the full-length mirror that I bought for my uni accommodation, an entirely pragmatic requirement in my eyes. The other was slightly more decorative, suitable for my present apartment — a framed mirror that I picked as much to decorate space as farm utility. I had something of an epiphany about how much a beautifully adapted mirror can change the spatial experience of a room, this realisation based on my experience in choosing it — an idea I had undervalued until now.
How About You, Would You Use Mirrors For Room Decoration? Yes, and I think mirrors are one of the most under-used design accessories for interior spaces. Their ability to reflect natural light, provide the illusion of more depth in an area and add a fixed visual interest without the prescribed weight of traditional wall art makes them very adaptable. For spaces with little access to natural lighting — a very real concern in many urban apartments — placing a well-placed mirror can elevate the entire mood of the room quite significantly.
Do you look into a mirror when you decide to buy a new one? That is a good question, and one that I haven’t really thought about quite in those terms before. What I do is less about, you know, not the reality check of me specifically as much as seeing how well that mirror works — what angle it sits at, how good its framing clarity, if its reflection feels honest and proportional based on the destination space. I know when I buy a decorative mirror, instead of focusing on my reflected figure in the glass, I’m thinking about how it plays nicely with other components in the visual space.