Open

 2015
M249B

Open was born from a conceptual approach that redefines the door handle as an essential architectural element. The project breaks the handle down into its primary functional elements, hub and lever, reducing the use of material to the bare minimum and introducing an interlocking mechanical joint. The result is a contemporary handle with a radical expression, in which structure and function coincide. A rigorous design gesture that interprets the handle as an integral part of the architecture, an expression of transformation, openness and design vision, in line with the research of Rem Koolhaas and the OMA studio.

FINISHES

  • CR - Bright chrome CR - Bright chrome CR - Bright chrome
  • CA - Chrome bright/satin CA - Chrome bright/satin CA - Chrome bright/satin
  • CO - Satin chrome CO - Satin chrome CO - Satin chrome
  • IS - SuperStainlesssteel satin IS - SuperStainlesssteel satin IS - SuperStainlesssteel satin
  • RS - SuperCopper satin RS - SuperCopper satin RS - SuperCopper satin
  • DS - SuperBronze satin DS - SuperBronze satin DS - SuperBronze satin
  • US - SuperAnthracite satin US - SuperAnthracite satin US - SuperAnthracite satin
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MATERIAL

Brass

TYPOLOGY

Door handles - Round

Open,
 2015

The simplicity of Opne’s grip also allows for formal customization, with perforations and lightening or coatings that open up to endless formal variations.

— CCTV television station and headquarters, Beijing, China. 2002–ongoing. Ph. Iwan Baan

The name Open aims to emphasize the handle’s customization possibilities thanks to the independence of the two elements, hub and lever.

— Seattle Central Library Seattle (USA), 2004. Ph. Philippe Ruault
— Timmerhuis Rotterdam (NL), 2015. Ph. Ossip van Duivenbode.
— Fondazione Prada, Milano 2017. Ph. Bas Princen