Jazz Frames Explained

Jazz Frames was a designer mirror shop that specialised in experimental, handmade mirrors located at 106 Camden Road, London, the former premises of fashion brand Swanky Modes.

The owner and designer of the mirror brand was actress, singer and jazz promoter, Flavia Brilli,^[1] known for the popular British television series Beadle's About, her vocal work on the soundtrack of Peter Greenaway's film The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover'^[2] and her music venue Central Bar jazz club. ^{[3] [4]} Born in Brighton, Flavia credited her hometown as the main inspiration behind her flamboyant designs: 'All my design work is inspired and informed by my enduring love for my hometown Brighton. A place forever associated in my mind with all that is fun, stylish and elegant'.^[5] The mirror designs were featured in various magazines and newspapers including Homeflair (1995), The London Magazine (1996), Essentials (1996), Elle Decoration (1996), Homes and Ideas (1996), Inspirations (1996), Time Out (1996), and the News of the World (1997)^[6] . On the 15th^th of December, 1996, two of the designs (the Fantasia mirror and Sunburst mirror) were used by Channel 4 television as a backdrop for the interview with film director Terry Gilliam in the Equinox documentary 'Dr Satan's Robot'.^{[7] [8]} The designs featured elaborate scrolling work, fabrics such as Neoprene, and hand-cut glass mosaics. The designs were also notable for their large dimensions. A selection of the largest designs were exhibited, in 1987, in the chill-out room of the superclub, Ministry of Sound, in London.^[9]

Selected editorials

• 'Sunburst mirror, Cover, page. Homeflair Magazine. November 1995, Vol 5, Issue 10. ISSN 0959-0749
• 'Sunburst mirror pages 32-33. pg 35. Homeflair Magazine. November 1995, Issue 10. ISSN 0959-0749
• 'Emperor and Sun mirrors pages 51- 54. Homeflair Magazine. May 1995. ISSN 0959-0749
• 'Violetta Mirror, pages 126. The London Magazine. January 1996. ISSN 1350-360X
• 'Wave Mirror', page 169. Elle Decoration. August 1996. ISSN 0957-8943
• 'Violetta' mirror, page 25. Inspirations. February 1996. ISSN 1350-8377
• 'Silver Zeppelin' centre page. News of the World. March 1999. ISSN 0028-9280
• 'Valentine Heart', page 16. Time Out. February 2000. ISSN 0049-3910

Notes and References

1. News: 1986-04-29 . Flavia Brilli's debut at the Hippodrome, London. . 2024-08-12 . Evening Standard . 19.
2. Web site: The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover . 2024-08-11 . Saskia Boddeke & Peter Greenaway Projects . en-US.
3. News: 1986-04-29 . Flavia Brilli's debut at the Hippodrome, London. . 2024-08-17 . Evening Standard . 19.
4. News: 2000-08-12 . Gilad Atzmon performs at Central Bar, London. Promoter: Flavia Brilli. . 2024-08-17 . The Guardian . 349.
5. Web site: Brilli . Flavia . Oval with Tendrils . 2024-08-17 . Flavia Brilli Mirror Designs.
6. Web site: Brilli . Flavia . PRESS and MEDIA . 2024-08-11 . Flavia Brilli Mirror Designs.
7. Web site: 2009-05-18 . BFI Film & TV Database DR SATAN'S ROBOT (1996) . 2024-09-08 . 2009-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090518124830/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/562697 . dead .
8. Web site: Brilli . Flavia . 'Sunburst' Mirror and Interview with Terry Gilliam . 2024-08-11 . Flavia Brilli Mirror Designs.
9. Web site: Brilli . Flavia . 'Penelope Pitstop' Goes to 'Ministry of Sound' . 2024-08-12 . Flavia Brilli Mirror Designs.