Open Round Door Handle - M249R1
Rem Koolhaas 2015
Invited to design a door handle, Rem Koolhaas and his team responded in a conceptual way, starting with the destructuring of the handle into its primary functional elements: shaft and lever. They decided to whittle them down to the minimum necessary amount of material, and invented a slot joint to unite them mechanically.
- 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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M249R1
M249R1
Lever Set Only
Open is the result of a process of reducing the handle to the primary functional components: the hub and the lever.
This modular separation results in two independent elements that join mechanically to generate multiple combinations of metals and finishes.
Open resembles a mechanical tool: the simplicity of its ‘formal grip’ enhances the quality of the metal, and lends itself to further variations: punctures and subtractions open new possibilities for everyday use.
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MATERIAL Brass
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CATEGORY Round Door Handles
Open Round Door Handle
Rem Koolhaas 2015
Invited to design a door handle, Rem Koolhaas and his team responded in a conceptual way, starting with the destructuring of the handle into its primary functional elements: shaft and lever. They decided to whittle them down to the minimum necessary amount of material, and invented a slot joint to unite them mechanically.
- 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
This uniting of two independent elements generates many combination possibilities in terms of finishes. The simplicity of the handle allows for personalisation with holes to make it lighter, or different types of coating.
This is how the name was chosen: Open describes the model’s implicit concept of variability and transformation. — Antonio Olivari
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