Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian is best known for her mirror-works, in which cut polygonal fragments of reverse-painted, reflective glass are arranged into kaleidoscopic compositions grounded on principles of Islamic geometry. Dissecting and reassembling the traditional surface construction of the mirror-mosaic, each of her works is anchored by central polygons, whose numeric properties have symbolic meanings in Islamic design. According to Monir, the six-sided hexagon, for example, "reflects the six virtues: generosity, self-discipline, patience, determination, insight, and compassion. All the mosques in Iran, with all the flowers and the leaves and curves and so on, are based on hexagons.”