9 hours Ago By Ida Torres
I know next to nothing about skateboards, except that one (and only) time I got on one, I fell down and nearly broke something. So after that incident, I was relegated to just watching my neighbors skate and over the years would occasionally catch it on YouTube for some tournaments. I see the boards though as pretty cool, especially the ones that have been artistically designed (which is most of them).
Designer: If you’re like me and you think skateboards are cool, particularly the longboards, then you’ll be interested in this piece called Bolid. Well, it’s not a longboard that you can actually use but rather, it uses the design of one as the basis for this structural mirror. This was originally designed for Italian brand Pirelli but soon you can have one in your home if you want to display a longboard that stands as an actual mirror.
Bolid is made with the FiDU proprietary technology, using sheets of steel to create your desired longboard shape. So you have an oblong and dynamic shaped object with two versions. The silver innox version has aluminum trucks and white wheels while the emerald green finish has green or black wheels.
You can mount it on your wall or just place it against the wall, although the latter will have the risk of it falling over and maybe breaking. So it’s safer to just have it permanently fixed on your wall or you can just leave it lying around and hope that no one would think that they can actually skate on it. While it’s a sculptured mirror, you probably won’t be able to use it as a full mirror given its shape and the polished surface finish.
Sure there’s still some reflection that you can look at but you best stick to your actual mirror if you’re trying to put on make up or you want to look at your entire fit. This is more of an aesthetic piece of furniture for those that want to have longboards propped against their walls just for the vibe. Even the product photos show Bolid as more of a piece of art that you can display in your home rather than an actual mirror.
As they say, this design actually defies classification..
