How Gio Ponti’s Classic Brass Mirror Became a Designer Favorite

In the 1950s, when versions of this mirror were hung in Ponti’s hotels—likely the Royal Continental in Naples—it didn’t have an official name. “It was meant to accompany consoles and toilets,” says Salvatore Licitra, Ponti’s grandson. “It was shorter, with the same curvatures of the frame, designed to be not only functional but attractive.”

In 2015, Licitra teamed up with the Danish brand Gubi to rerelease a streamlined version—the F.A. 33. Available in two sizes and in blackened or polished brass, the piece was immediately embraced by designers, who hang it over console tables, in dining areas, and, of course, in the bath.