Nils Wodzak of Konzept Design presented his Mirror Ironing Board in the Rhein Triadem during this year's Cologne Design Festival. Particularly suitable for small living spaces, it comes with a variety of functions and eases the problem of storage space - being a mirror, cupboard and ironing board at the same time. Watch Nils explain how exactly this chick-change-artist works.
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I can just confirm what Nils writes about his board. I am using it now for over six month, mostly ironing my shirts. Never had a problem. In fact, I still enjoy the design and the functionality every time I open the board. Regards: Tom
I used this iron-board a few times and I find it quite helpful to have an iron-board that's not taking too much room (very important in small flats or hotel rooms) and that's not ugly at all! Who wants to see a common iron-board in his room???
Ironing with this board for the first time was a bit unfamiliar and I had to get used how to iron the top of the shoulders or the part below the collar, but with a little practice it's working very well! And I'm weekly ironing every part of all my blouses, etc. for my
office job ;-)
Perhaps I wouldn't advise a big family or a professional ironer to use that board, but I don't think that it was meant for that purpose!?! But Angus' comment might help to make this board even better than it is now...
Dear Angus,
Dear all,
just wanna tell you that I am a proud owner of the above shown mirrow.ironing.board
I live in a small flat and the board is the total eye-catcher. Additional to the chic design it solves the storage problem and ironing is not a problem. I work in public business this is why I need to be dressed absolutely flawless. I do not have any problems with ironing trousers, blouses, cardigans, shirts etc. on the board.
So have a try!
Greetz
B.
Thank you for your critics, never fear, nobody will shoot you down;-)
Actually ironing works fine on this board. Of cause you shouldn`t iron on wooden surfaces but in this case the iron will not come in contact with the wooden back of the mirror. The iron will stay on the board surface while your shirt is a flexible textile which can easily be stretched right onto the boards surface. You should try it yourself, it works great!
Of cause you are right when your mother has to iron many, many shirts and all the other stuff per day. Maybe she needs a bigger board. The question is whose needs are fitted by this innovation. People who have small living spaces and have no space for mother`s big board and people who like functional design will love the mirror ironing board! It fits perfectly in every room and of cause you can iron everything you want.
I really understand your critics but think about this - A good product has to be excellent in three ways:
It has to FIT in the living space (room and self-concept) of its owner. This board does!
The FORM must be right (the design has to be outstanding). This board`s design is!
And of cause the FUNTION must be given. This board is a mirror, an iron board and a closet!
Together with the need of high quality these three things all have to be given at once. If you look at a common iron board, well it works great for clothes, but the thing with FIT and FORM are left behind.
This man may know how to design....but has he even held an iron in anger?? I may be wrong, if so please shoot me down, but is there not a mission critical issue with this design?
Is access to the curvature of the 'nose' (curved front end) of the board not important when ironing a shirt, for example. I was taught (yes by my mother), that when ironing below the collar and on the top of the shoulders, the shirt should be tight up against the 'nose'.
I could not begin to imagine how painful/annoying/inconvenient it would be to iron with a 30/40mm boarder, in this case the mirror back, right under the ironing board...
...Oh well, a little bit more landfill won't do any harm to our beautiful planet than has already been done .
(Couldn't work out how to insert paragraphs..sorry)
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Dear Kindly advise from where to buy this product. I have tried to find out from all the sources online.
Ironing with this board for the first time was a bit unfamiliar and I had to get used how to iron the top of the shoulders or the part below the collar, but with a little practice it's working very well! And I'm weekly ironing every part of all my blouses, etc. for my
office job ;-)
Perhaps I wouldn't advise a big family or a professional ironer to use that board, but I don't think that it was meant for that purpose!?! But Angus' comment might help to make this board even better than it is now...
Please advise where to buy.
Dear all,
just wanna tell you that I am a proud owner of the above shown mirrow.ironing.board
I live in a small flat and the board is the total eye-catcher. Additional to the chic design it solves the storage problem and ironing is not a problem. I work in public business this is why I need to be dressed absolutely flawless. I do not have any problems with ironing trousers, blouses, cardigans, shirts etc. on the board.
So have a try!
Greetz
B.
Thank you for your critics, never fear, nobody will shoot you down;-)
Actually ironing works fine on this board. Of cause you shouldn`t iron on wooden surfaces but in this case the iron will not come in contact with the wooden back of the mirror. The iron will stay on the board surface while your shirt is a flexible textile which can easily be stretched right onto the boards surface. You should try it yourself, it works great!
Of cause you are right when your mother has to iron many, many shirts and all the other stuff per day. Maybe she needs a bigger board. The question is whose needs are fitted by this innovation. People who have small living spaces and have no space for mother`s big board and people who like functional design will love the mirror ironing board! It fits perfectly in every room and of cause you can iron everything you want.
I really understand your critics but think about this - A good product has to be excellent in three ways:
It has to FIT in the living space (room and self-concept) of its owner. This board does!
The FORM must be right (the design has to be outstanding). This board`s design is!
And of cause the FUNTION must be given. This board is a mirror, an iron board and a closet!
Together with the need of high quality these three things all have to be given at once. If you look at a common iron board, well it works great for clothes, but the thing with FIT and FORM are left behind.
Kind regards,
Nils Wodzak
Is access to the curvature of the 'nose' (curved front end) of the board not important when ironing a shirt, for example. I was taught (yes by my mother), that when ironing below the collar and on the top of the shoulders, the shirt should be tight up against the 'nose'.
I could not begin to imagine how painful/annoying/inconvenient it would be to iron with a 30/40mm boarder, in this case the mirror back, right under the ironing board...
...Oh well, a little bit more landfill won't do any harm to our beautiful planet than has already been done .
(Couldn't work out how to insert paragraphs..sorry)