Crafted in Europe.
A mirror is design, not decoration. In a hospitality washroom, a flagship retail fit-out, a primary bath, the mirror is the first surface every client sees. Specifying it deserves the rigour given to the stone, the joinery, and the lighting plan.
Six decisions shape every custom mirror spec. Glass. Lighting. Construction. Mount. Controls. Commercial terms.
01 The glass
Most mirrors lie a little. Standard float glass is faintly green. You don't notice it on a window. You notice it the second skin reflects in it.
Ultra low-iron Belgian float, paired with copper-free silvering, returns the room without the cast. Paintings read true. Skin reads warm. Whites stay white.
Claris specifies both across every collection.
02 Lighting
Two decisions. Colour temperature, and where the light sits.
| Temperature | Reads as | Specify it for |
|---|---|---|
| 3000K | Warm white. Residential register. | Principal bath, powder room, residential dressing. |
| 4000K | Neutral. Daylight at noon. | Commercial bathrooms, hospitality washrooms, healthcare, office. |
| 5000K | Cool daylight. True-colour rendering. | Dressing rooms with serious makeup. Salon stations. Retail fitting rooms. |
| Tri-Temp switchable | 3000K, 4000K, 5000K, switchable on the mirror. | Hospitality where one piece serves multiple registers. Available on STONE, PULSE, SOUL. |
Most non-Gemini LED pieces ship in 3000K, 4000K, or 5000K. Tri-Temp is a Radiance-line spec option (STONE, PULSE, SOUL). The Gemini pieces (Jumeau, Twins, MERCURE, GIGI) ship in 3000K or with no LED, to preserve the design language.
Where the light sits: backlight (around the edge, glow on the wall), frontlight (in the face, framing the reflection), both, or no LED. EVOLUTION is the multi-function piece for the dressing routine, 47-inch frosted-frame rectangle with a backlit main and a 5x magnifier carrying its own LED ring. SOUL pairs rounded corners with a backlit halo. PULSE carries a U-shaped cut, integrated lighting.
03 Construction
Most pieces ship single-glass: one mirror layer, low-iron, copper-free silvering. The right call when the brief calls for a clean framed reflection.
Some pieces are built differently. The Gemini Collection, designed by Benoît Gérard, is the studio's design-led line. Alice stands as a floor sculpture, two glass panels reading frosted on one face and gloss on the other, eight-millimetre glass, mounted on a Cosentino ÉCLOS base. The remaining Gemini pieces (Jumeau, Twins, MERCURE, GIGI) carry a bronze frosted finish on architectural forms with circular apertures. The construction is part of the piece's identity, not just its performance.
04 Mount and orientation
Wall-mount hardware ships sized to the piece. Confirm the substrate at quote (drywall, stud, concrete, tile-clad, joinery panel).
Most pieces are symmetric. A few are handed: BUTTERFLY ships Left or Right, paired on a double vanity for the full effect. COMO shifts between three mount positions: left, centre, right. Confirm orientation against your elevation before the PO ships.
05 Controls
Soft touch is the default. Multi-touch on multi-function pieces. Wave motion for hospitality and healthcare where touch surfaces are a hygiene consideration.
Anti-fog: a heated film behind the mirror, prevents condensation during and after a hot shower. Specify on any bath piece within four feet of a shower head.
Dimming is integrated with the sensor on every LED piece.
Power: 120V hardwire to a junction box behind the wall. Plug-in variants on select pieces; confirm at quote. Claris pieces meet North American electrical standards.
06 Commercial terms
Lead time. Confirmed in every quote, against the production calendar. Catalogue pieces and custom work carry different windows.
Warranty. Five years on residential installations. Two years on commercial installations. The shorter commercial window reflects higher use cycles, not a different build.
When to go custom
Every piece can be modified. Scaled sizing. Custom frame finish. Etched graphics. Co-development on limited editions and private-label programs. Confirmed by shop drawing, same warranty as catalogue.
How to specify
- Tell us the project. Name, location, audience (residential, commercial, hospitality, retail), substrate, finish date.
- Request samples. Glass coupon, frame finish coupon, LED temperature swatch.
- Drawings. Shop drawings against your elevations and reflected ceiling plan. Wiring rough-in and substrate confirmed at this step.
- PO and deposit. Standard trade terms at quote.
- Production. Built in Europe against your spec.
- Freight. Air or sea cargo to the port of entry, customs cleared, on to your site or your client's site.
Contact
Open a trade account. Apply through Partner With Us.
Request a quote. Request a quote.
Email the trade desk. info@clariscompany.com.
Claris Company. 50 Carroll Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 3G3. +1-855-999-2124. info@clariscompany.com.
