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Chelsea Wood - M232
Jean Nouvel 2023
The studies conducted to fine-tune the Chelsea handle are an expression of Jean Nouvel’s artistic sensibility. He designed it when he was working on 100 11th Avenue in the Chelsea neighbourhood of Manhattan, a 23-storey residential tower he describes as “a vision machine” that captures reflections from the nearby Hudson River. For the handles, Nouvel asked us for an unusual model. He wanted a shape that was different from the tubular geometry conventionally used for the lever.
- Single piece rose
- Bolt through fixings
- 5mm & 8mm projection roses
- Sold & Supported Aust & NZ wide
- 100% Solid Brass forged construction
- 100% made in Italy for over 110 years
- Torsion vs. coil spring: lifetime guarantee
- 10 / 30 Year Guarantee on Olivari finishes
- 5mm rose: European Locks & Latches
- 8mm rose: Aust & Euro Locks & Latches
Chelsea Wood
Jean Nouvel 2023
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The studies conducted to fine-tune the Chelsea handle are an expression of Jean Nouvel’s artistic sensibility. He designed it when he was working on 100 11th Avenue in the Chelsea neighbourhood of Manhattan, a 23-storey residential tower he describes as “a vision machine” that captures reflections from the nearby Hudson River. For the handles, Nouvel asked us for an unusual model. He wanted a shape that was different from the tubular geometry conventionally used for the lever.
- Single piece rose
- Bolt through fixings
- 5mm & 8mm projection roses
- Sold & Supported Aust & NZ wide
- 100% Solid Brass forged construction
- 100% made in Italy for over 110 years
- Torsion vs. coil spring: lifetime guarantee
- 10 / 30 Year Guarantee on Olivari finishes
- 5mm rose: European Locks & Latches
- 8mm rose: Aust & Euro Locks & Latches
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MATERIAL BrassWood
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TYPOLOGY New Olivari Product - Round Door Handles
These were the requirements that engendered the Chelsea. It is modelled after the print of a hand gripping it, and made in soft, black rubber.
CHELSEA WOOD, 2023
I was filled with amazement when I first saw ancient kauri wood. Maurizio Riva introduced me to it when he added it to the range of materials used by his fascinating wood-working company, Riva 1920.
Kauri is a conifer that lives only in the sub-tropical climate of New Zealand. Around 50,000 years ago, at the end of the last Ice Age, a string of great floods that still today are unexplained destroyed entire forests by submerging them under water and mud.
The characteristics of the mud and the absolute lack of oxygen allowed the wood to resist the chemical process of decomposition and arrive at the present day with the characteristics of fresh-cut timber.
It is so beautiful that it is used to make exclusive furniture and objects. It is easy to understand that touching a material with this history is a highly emotive experience.
At Olivari, it came to us naturally to apply the prized kauri to the Chelsea door-handle, a sculptural model designed by Jean Nouvel with artistic sensibility. We broadened the range to include olive wood and walnut, strictly from certified forests.
The limited quantity of material needed to produce the grip allows us to engage in a circular-economy strategy, working with Riva 1920 to use pieces of wood that are too small for their products. — Antonio Olivari
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