BAU

 2023
M263B

Bau is a design handle born to enhance the dialogue between materials of different natures. The meeting between metal and a noble material like marble produces a refined, essential and strongly architectural contrast. Inspired by the principles of the Bauhaus, Bau adopts a pure geometry and a technology reduced to the essential: drawn brass and marble join together through a precise and elegant interlock. A door handle with an exclusive taste, capable of transforming the functional detail into a distinctive element of the project.

FINISHES

  • CF - Bright chrome/White CF - Bright chrome/White CF - Bright chrome/White
  • MF - Satin chrome/White MF - Satin chrome/White MF - Satin chrome/White
  • UF - SuperAnthracite satin/White UF - SuperAnthracite satin/White UF - SuperAnthracite satin/White
  • CG - Bright chrome/Grey CG - Bright chrome/Grey CG - Bright chrome/Grey
  • MG - Satin chrome/Grey MG - Satin chrome/Grey MG - Satin chrome/Grey
  • UG - SuperAnthracite satin/Grey UG - SuperAnthracite satin/Grey UG - SuperAnthracite satin/Grey
  • CH - Bright chrome/Black CH - Bright chrome/Black CH - Bright chrome/Black
  • MH - Satin chrome/Black MH - Satin chrome/Black MH - Satin chrome/Black
  • UH - SuperAnthracite satin/Black UH - SuperAnthracite satin/Black UH - SuperAnthracite satin/Black
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MATERIAL

Brass

TYPOLOGY

Door handles - Round - Special

— Bianco Statuario Altissimo
— Versilys grey
— Marquina black
BAU,
 2023

Drawn brass and the extruded porcelain originally,
and now marble,
join together through an elegant interlock.

Bramble Vase Series ©bolia.com

Simple forms of pure geometry that exploit the synergy between metal and marble.

Corcrete ©Thomas Wiuf Schwartz 3065

The first step was marked by a reflection around the Bau handle designed by two young German designers, Nina Ruthe and David Antonin of Studio Niruk. The occasion was provided by a workshop organized by Kober, a historic German company specialized in the production of porcelain articles.
The shape of the Bau handle is characterized by a rigorous and expressive geometry that highlights the material of the grip.
The next step was to think about experimenting with different materials. Knowing Paolo Carli, owner of Henraux – a company with a great reputation in marble working – for a long time, we turned to them.
From the willingness shown and from the wonder for the white Statuario Altissimo marble that comes from the same quarry from which the blocks used by Michelangelo were extracted, the idea was born to carry the project forward with them, not only by expanding the range of marbles to the black Marquina and the gray Versilys, but also by thinking of using those parts that come from the manufacture of large objects, with the aim of losing nothing of this precious mineral.
— Antonio Olivari

Play Side Table ©Thomas Wiuf Schwartz 0519
Bramble Vase +Tool ©Thomas Wiuf Schwartz