By Beverly Gene, Design Consultant, Claris Company. The details in this story are drawn from the collaboration itself and the specification sheets of the pieces it produced.
Cosentino has published the story of how ĒCLOS became an integral part of ALICE and ALICE MINI. A material house telling the story of a mirror is not a common event. Read their telling there. This is ours.
Key takeaways
- ALICE grew out of a year-long collaboration between Claris, designer Benoît Gérard, and Cosentino, beginning at C·NEXT in 2025.
- The Gemini Collection needed a standalone piece that needed no wall; the launch of Cosentino ĒCLOS made it possible, and ALICE was born.
- ALICE is a floor sculpture in two-layer Belgian glass, frosted on one face and gloss on the other, grounded on an ĒCLOS base in Phantome or Ivora.
- ALICE MINI carries the same philosophy to tabletop scale, for a console, dresser, or shelf.
The meeting
When Claris met Benoît Gérard in 2025, at Cosentino's C·NEXT event, the ambition was singular: take mirror and architectural glass past their usual role and make them into art for the home. A year-long collaboration followed. Benoît already knew Cosentino's materials intimately, so the direction came quickly. Glass and mirror, paired with stone, designed to be seen as one object rather than a fixture hung on a wall.
TWINS, and the seed of Gemini
The dialogue continued at Cosentino City Toronto, where Benoît created a vignette that did more than fill the space. It showed what mirror and stone could become together. That installation introduced TWINS, the piece that carries the collection's argument in one line: the wall decides nothing, the designer decides everything. The design language born there grew into the Gemini Collection.
Then came ĒCLOS
Gemini had a clear voice from the start, but it was missing one piece: a standalone mirror that needed no wall, complete on its own. The answer arrived alongside the launch of Cosentino ĒCLOS at C·NEXT in 2026. The new surface solved the standing problem: a warm, inlaid mineral base with the weight to hold a tall two-layer glass panel free of any wall. Benoît paired the tinted panel, frosted on one face and gloss polished on the other, with an ĒCLOS base in Phantome or Ivora, and ALICE was born.
Benoît, in Cosentino's words on the project: "The idea was never simply to create another mirror. It was to create an object where every material contributes equally to the overall composition."
ALICE, and ALICE MINI
ALICE stands as a floor sculpture: two glass panels, frosted on one face and gloss on the other, in eight-millimetre two-layer Belgian glass. Twenty-two by seventy-two inches, offered in Bronze or Graphite. It returns light differently from every angle, light to the eye yet grounded by the weight of its base.
ALICE MINI brings the same philosophy to tabletop scale: a tinted arched glass panel rising from a stone base, a round mirror set into the upper face, eleven by eighteen inches, built for a console, dresser, or shelf.
ALICE and ALICE MINI are grounded on Cosentino ĒCLOS bases. Two warm-toned inlaid mineral surfaces, Phantome and Ivora, anchor the collection's most considered pieces. The Cosentino base introduces a material counterweight to the glass: warm, inlaid, mineral.
| Specification | ALICE | ALICE MINI |
|---|---|---|
| Form | Freestanding floor sculpture, two-layer panel | Tabletop sculpture, arched panel with a round mirror set into the upper face |
| Size | 22" × 72" | 11" × 18" |
| Glass | Two-layer Belgian glass, frosted one face, gloss the other, Bronze or Graphite | Tinted Belgian panel, frosted face and gloss face |
| Base | Cosentino ĒCLOS, Ivora or Phantome | Cosentino ĒCLOS, Ivora or Phantome |
| Lighting | None, no LED | None, no LED |
| Placement | Floor-standing | Console, dresser, or shelf |
| Warranty | Five years | Five years |
What a partnership looks like
ALICE is the product of a real partnership: Claris glass and Benoît's eye, grounded in Cosentino material. We believe it is the start of something larger. A mirror is design, not decoration, and ALICE is the clearest statement of that idea the house has made.
See the pieces in a full room in Living Luxe 2026: A Gemini Room, with Cosentino, or explore the Gemini Collection. Crafted in Europe. Five-year warranty.
Frequently asked questions
What is the ALICE mirror made of?
ALICE is built from two panels of eight-millimetre two-layer Belgian glass, frosted on one face and gloss polished on the other, in Bronze or Graphite, standing on a Cosentino ĒCLOS mineral base in Phantome or Ivora. Every piece carries both finishes; the choice is base and glass colour.
What is Cosentino ĒCLOS?
ĒCLOS is a warm-toned, inlaid mineral surface from Cosentino, launched at C·NEXT in 2026. On ALICE and ALICE MINI it forms the base: a material counterweight that grounds the tinted glass and lets the piece stand free of any wall. Cosentino tells its side of the collaboration on its own site.
What is the difference between ALICE and ALICE MINI?
Scale and setting. ALICE is a freestanding floor sculpture; ALICE MINI is a tabletop piece, a tinted arched panel with a round mirror set into its upper face, made for a console, dresser, or shelf. Both pair Belgian glass with an ĒCLOS base and carry the same five-year warranty.
About the author
Beverly Gene is a design consultant with Claris Company, a Toronto architectural mirror studio, and advises designers and homeowners on mirror sizing, placement, and lighting on real projects. This story reflects that work, checked against the specifications of the mirrors Claris builds. Claris makes custom and standard LED mirrors on low-iron Belgian glass, crafted in Europe, and backed by a five-year warranty. About us, partner with us, or get in touch.
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