Dichroic Mirror Design is a project by Stockholm-based designer,/u00a0Luis Rodriguez. As the artist explains, 'The mirror was analyzed as a case study, exploring ways of how to distort and transform its meaning and significance./u00a0

The sole function of a mirror is to verify individuals of their physical appearance, relying on reflective surfaces to satisfy the need of aesthetic approval; to intervene this object, a dichroic film, which has the unique property of splitting light into different wavelengths thus reflecting different colors depending on the position of the viewer. When applied to a transparent surface it is possible to project one wavelength through the surface and reflect a different one, this means that the color being reflected will be different from the color that is projected.

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This combination of materials generates an illusion of a mirror, reflecting a clear image but distorting and shifting its colors; the transparency also creates colored projections of any light directed onto the surface, passing on color onto the wall where the object is positioned.

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As result, the object is able to reflect images just like a mirror and create a unique colored projection, creating a new variation of the common archetype; a different way to verify our physical appearance.'/u00a0