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EUCLIDNicholas Novelletto 2012K229BI consider Euclid's project an exercise in economy of signs. In the case of the handle, I set out to push myself to the limit of the process of reducing the elements that compose it. All eliminated until you get to three simple volumes: the light does the rest...

EUCLID QNicholas Novelletto 2012K230BI consider Euclid's project Q an exercise in economy of signs. In the case of the handle, I set out to push myself to the limit of the process of reducing the elements that compose it. All eliminated until you get to three simple volumes: the light does the rest...

FINToyo Ito 2009K217Three architectural components doors and windows have a very special role. Both are part of the walls that separate the interiors from the exteriors and at the same time ensure continuity between the faces of the wall. The handles also play a fundamental role, fulfilling two func..

ICE CUBEDominique Perrault 2010K223BThe Ice Cube model can be said to be the first handle in cut crystal, i.e. obtained from a sheet of technical and super-transparent crystal. In this "play of simplified volumes" typical of the language of Dominique Perrault - thanks also to the collaboration of Ga..

ICONVincent Van Duysen 2018K254BThe handle has an essential, neutral aesthetic and functions as a sort of 'passe-partout', with a touch of memory but at the same time contemporary and modern...

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LASERRichard Sapper 1998K176The Laser handle project is emblematic of an approach to industrial design typical of the golden age of the Milanese masters: a work of progressive refinement made up of many models and developments to balance and shape the shape until a satisfactory result is achieved . ..

LINKSPiero Lissoni 2006K200In my architectural projects I needed a handle that was close to my way of designing: a silent object that had good proportions, that was the protagonist, but not over the top. The starting point for the design was linked to the idea of an industrial rather than a decorati..

LIVINGDominique Perrault 2010K222BA door handle must be simple, tend towards the essential: its reading must be evident, understandable at first glance.For this collaboration with Olivari, Dominique Perrault wanted to create forms reduced to the essentials: a line drawn in space...

LOGOJames Irvine 2006K197How can you design a handle for a company of this level like Olivari? I started making sketches, but keeping them to myself. At first they were strange ideas and looking at them I wondered if I really wanted to produce a handle like this. Actually, no. Maybe the handle doesn..

LOTUS QJavier Lopez 2014K241BWhen, as a young designer, I introduced myself to the Olivari brothers proposing a handle on the verge of disappearance, this idea immediately garnered their support, prompting them to become passionate about its development...

LUCYPatricia Urquiola 2012K231BIn the Lucy model, the intention was to create a light, basic handle with an incision running along its entire length. An object capable of revealing her personality thanks to the purity of the graphic sign...

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..

MILANAntonio Citterio 2019K259BI like the 'supporting' handles. Milano is conceived as a timeless handle, an evergreen.Antonio Citterio..

MILAN QAntonio Citterio 2019K260BMan patīk "atbalstošie" rokturi. Milano ir iecerēts kā mūžīgs rokturis, mūžzaļš.Antonio Citterio..

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..