Gorky Mirror II in Matte Black by Noir (GMIR170MTB)
25"W x 2.5"D x 50"H
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A study in bold restraint, the Gorky Mirror II frames its elongated silhouette in a hand-finished matte black iron.
Dimensions & Weight
- Product Dimensions: 25" W x 2.5" D x 50" H
- Product Weight: 47 lbs
25"W x 2.5"D x 50"H
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Choosing the right texture is the most important part of your renovation. Order wood finish or stone top samples for $20 each to experience the quality in your own light. These sample purchases are 100% refundable because we provide a full credit for up to five samples back to you when you purchase your James Martin vanity through our store. Once your samples are on their way, we will email you a unique credit code to be applied at checkout. Samples typically arrive within 5 to 7 business days.
Meet Noir: Furniture Drawn by Hand, Built With Presence
Noir is one of those brands that makes more sense once you see the pieces in motion. The scale. The surfaces. The way a console, chair, table, or cabinet feels less like filler and more like a decision.
Noir does not really make background furniture.
This Is Furniture With a Point of View
Some pieces are made to disappear into a room. Useful, sure. But Noir tends to do the opposite.
A table has posture. A sideboard has shadow. A chair looks like someone cared about the angle of the back leg, which sounds small until you notice how many rooms fall flat because the furniture has no opinion.
Founded in 2004 by Georg Baehler and Stephanie Lu, Noir has grown into a hand-crafted collection of furniture, lighting, accessories, and wall decor. Baehler still begins each design with pencil and paper. A hand starts the process before the material ever enters the room.
You can feel that in the pieces. They have edges. Proportion. A little tension. The kind of presence that makes a room feel collected rather than assembled.
The best Noir pieces have a little gravity to them.
Material First, Trend Second
Stone. Industrial steel. Glass. Wood. Raw finishes. Solid woods when possible. Surfaces that feel touched, not simply coated.
That material honesty is why Noir works so naturally inside AURA’s world. A room does not need twenty interesting things fighting for attention. It needs one or two pieces with enough depth to change the temperature of the space.
“Furniture shouldn’t be temporary.”
That line says a lot. Not viral. Not disposable. Chosen because the room needed weight, texture, and a little permanence.
The materials are not just decorative. Wood warms the edges. Stone steadies the eye. Steel adds tension. Glass gives the composition somewhere to breathe. A raw or hand-worked surface can keep a modern room from feeling too polished.
The goal is not perfection. It is presence.
Noir is especially strong in rooms that need one confident piece.
Built for the Long Room
A dark study. A dining room with the lamps on. A living room where the coffee table needs to hold more than a surface-level arrangement.
Entryways, too. Noir consoles and mirrors can give an entry the feeling of a proper arrival. The room does not have to announce itself. It just has to feel considered the moment you step into it.
That is where Noir is useful. The pieces have enough character to create a focal point, but they do not force the whole room into a theme. Some lean modern. Some feel classical. Some borrow from Art Deco, Brutalist, gothic, mid-century, or vintage references. The best pieces feel found. Considered. A little unexpected.
From my perspective, the sweet spot is restraint. Let the Noir piece do the talking. Surround it with quieter shapes, good lighting, a textured rug, maybe a heavy vase or two.
The room starts to feel layered rather than loud.
The craft story is not marketing garnish. It is part of the value.
The Quiet Craft Details
The best furniture usually has a quiet logic behind it. The material makes sense. The finish makes sense. The shape feels intentional from more than one angle.
That is the part I appreciate about Noir. The design is connected to material, maker, and method from the beginning. There is a difference between a piece drawn to be photographed and a piece designed to live in a room. Noir tends to feel like the second one.
And the finishes matter. Hand-applied surfaces. Repeated sanding. Lacquer. Wax. These are the details people rarely ask about on day one, but they matter after a piece has lived in the room for a few years.
A finish changes how light behaves. It changes how edges read. Under soft lighting, every surface tells on itself. A finish with depth has a way of holding shadow, and shadow is half the room.
That is probably the simplest way to understand Noir. The pieces are built for people who notice.