LUGANOCarlo Colombo 2019K258BThe Lugano handle was born with the occasion of the house project for an entrepreneur friend, for which I wanted to create a new model, with character and "made to measure".Charles Columbus..
MARBELLAOlivari Study 2014K237BMarbella was born from the research to integrate two curves – the upper one, taut, the lower one, wider and softer – with the aim of reconciling the aesthetic aspect with ergonomics. The effect is one of a gentle and pleasant balance...
MARILYNMAD Architects 2016K252BMarilyn was born from the organic and sinuous language of the MAD Architects studio and its leader Ma Yansong. The soft and supple shape of the handle recalls the innovative design of the Absolute Towers in Toronto, known among local residents as the Marilyn Monroe Tow..
EGGPLANTLuigi Caccia Dominioni 1962K266BBetween 1959 and 1962 Luigi Caccia Dominioni designed three historic models that had the same design matrix and the same characteristic grip, but with a different function, determined by the position of the original stem: a knob, with centered axis, and two ha..
MINERVAFranco Sargiani 2006K205Minerva is one of the first proposals resulting from the programmatic research conducted by Olivari on pure geometric shapes. As part of a rigorous overall geometry, work has been done on the rectangular section of the handle to combine comfortable grip with a subtle l..
MINERVAFranco Sargiani 2006K205Minerva is one of the first proposals resulting from the programmatic research conducted by Olivari on pure geometric shapes. As part of a rigorous overall geometry, work has been done on the rectangular section of the handle to combine comfortable grip with a subtle l..
NINADaniel Libeskind 2012K234The Nina handle temporally follows the Denver project and, even if not with the same strength, also plays on slight misalignments, oblique lines and unexpected cuts. It is a handle that I would define as "feminine", compared to Denver, which seems to me rather to have a ..
NEWOKAYK262BOkay plays on geometric shapes recurring throughout the work of Michael Anastassiades. The point of the teardrop defines the level on which to place the palm while the curvature creates a softer manipulation, necessary during the functioning of the object: a fusion of form and function...
WAVENicholas Novelletto 1998K175In the case of Onda, the research was purely ergonomic: an exploration of the movements the hand makes, the pressure it exerts, the movements it performs, its physicality. The balance between classicism and modernity should not be surprising since the human hand has n..
OPENRem Koolhaas 2015K249BRem Koolhaas, invited to design an innovative handle, gave, with his OMA collaborators, a "conceptual" answer starting from the breakdown of the handle into its primary functional elements: the hub and the lever. For both, he chose to reduce the use of the material to the s..