LaCie: Mirror Portable HDD

LaCie, a brand from Seagate Technology plc, unveiled the Mirror portable HDD wholly encased in scratch resistant Corning Gorilla glass.

This device is at once both a 1TB HDD and a striking piece of decor. It will adorn any desktop as it sits in its base made of a single piece of ebony wood from Makassar. This signature piece for LaCie has been designed in collaboration with the French designer Pauline Deltour.

“You have to look twice to discover the LaCie Mirror’s true ambition,” said Deltour. “Covered by mirrored glass, it’s first an elegant and functional object, and only on second glance is it revealed to be a slim high-performance HDD.“

Mirrors reflect the image of who we are, where as the data that we collect and create is a reflection of an individual’s ideas and experiences. In an age where nearly all files are manifested in a digital form, it was a conclusion for LaCie to develop a showpiece to convey how essential data is to defining our modern life. The sum of art and literature are the product by which a culture is defined. This art has existed, historically, as physical media prior to the introduction of digital technology. Today, data is comprised of this very media that defines us, be it photos, videos, music, graphic art, novels, journals or even a spreadsheet. Our data is truly a reflection of who we are. The human digital footprint is a reflection of our individuality and Mirror is symbolic of this.

“Of all human inventions, the mirror is perhaps the most intriguing, since it is so closely connected to our own consciousness, reflecting both reality and illusion,” said Mark Pendergrast, author of Mirror Mirror: A History of the Human Love Affair with Reflection. “As our first technology for self-contemplation, the mirror is arguably as important an invention as the wheel and perhaps even more universal.”

Pauline Deltour and LaCie product development teams worked to develop the Mirror HDD. To make the product more durable, LaCie used Corning Gorilla Glass 3 with Native Damage Resistance (NDR). The glass is chemically strengthened and atomically configured to better survive the real-world events that most commonly cause glass failure. This glass enables improved damage resistance and toughness by helping to prevent the deep chips and scratches that cause glass to break.

“The LaCie Mirror, propped up on its ebony wood display stand, is captivating on a desk or anywhere in the home,” explained Pauline Deltour, designer. “The intense ebony color contrasts sublimely with the LaCie Mirror’s silver facets.”

When the Mirror HDD is connected to a computer, the display stand showcases the exquisite design of the product. Hewn from Makassar ebony wood, a colored, dense wood, every display stand is unique. There are no two pieces that are alike.

The 1TB Mirror portable HDD will first be available in late January for MSRP of $279.99 at LaCie.com with wider availability later this year.