Chelsea Porcelain

Jean Nouvel
 2013
M232B-2

Chelsea, designed by Jean Nouvel, was born from the desire to overcome the traditional tubular geometry of the door handle. The project privileges the senses: a soft and enveloping shape, modelled on the imprint of the hand, and a warm, pleasant-to-the-touch material. Produced in ceramic, Chelsea becomes a strong, iconic and highly expressive sign, capable of transforming the handle into a distinctive architectural element.

FINISHES

  • CB - Bright chrome/White CB - Bright chrome/White CB - Bright chrome/White
  • CE - Bright chrome/Matt black CE - Bright chrome/Matt black CE - Bright chrome/Matt black
  • MB - Satin chrome/White MB - Satin chrome/White MB - Satin chrome/White
  • ME - Satin chrome/Matt black ME - Satin chrome/Matt black ME - Satin chrome/Matt black
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MATERIAL

Brass

TYPOLOGY

Door handles - Round - Special

TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

Technical sheets

door handle, window handle, DK
door handle, window handle, DK

COMPLETE COLLECTION

Chelsea

COLLEZIONE COMPLETA

Chelsea

DOCUMENTAZIONE TECNICA

Technical sheets

door handle, window handle, DK
door handle, window handle, DK

Chelsea

Chelsea Porcelain,
 2013

Jean Nouvel rejects even a material like steel from the outset, because he wants the senses to guide his formal definition. He explains that he wants them to be stimulated by a soft, sensual shape, pleasant to the touch, and by a warm, almost soft material. He finally wants it to become a sign thanks to the color.

— 100 11th Avenue, New York 2010
— Jean Nouvel

Chelsea was born with these premises: it is modelled on the imprint of the hand that grasps it, the grip is made in white ceramic or soft black rubber.

VEDI BIO Jean Nouvel

SEE BIO Jean Nouvel

— Institut du monde arabe IMA, Paris 1987
— Fondazione Cartier, Paris, France 1994
— Conference Center, France, 1993