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What the butler saw.
Did you know that the convex mirror used to be known as the butler’s mirror? Hung above the dining room sideboard, the decorative convex mirror would allow the butler to keep a discrete eye on guests while keeping his back …
From the B to the C…who put the bling in convex mirrors?
The convex mirror has been around for centuries – the painting, The Arnolfini Marriage by Jan Van Eyck, being the first known recording. But what’s with the decadent adornment at the turn of the 19th Century – the eagles, the …
A little spring inspiration from the beach
The sun is out, the birds are singing and the hedgerows are getting the optimistic green hue of new growth…. ….the air smells of spring and freshly cut grass… and we are loving it! When the warm sun shines, the …
Hello. Our name’s Omelo and we’re Instagram addicts.
We’re Instagram addicts. There – we’ve said it. With phone cameras giving us such great quality photos, and all the clever photo apps e.g. Snapseed, Dynamic Light, and my two favs Camera+ and Hipstamatic, such addiction is, quite simply, inevitable. …
Reflections of a convex mirror maker
First things first “Don’t think too hard!” – that was the advice given to me when I announced I was about to get stuck into my first blog post. Well, no-one can accuse me of thinking too hard when it …
