Lama

Gio Ponti
 1956
M107

Lama, designed by Gio Ponti, is a designer handle that has become a symbol and archetype of the handle itself. The design follows a rigorous geometric principle, in which the form naturally guides the movement of the hand. The lever, extremely thinned, evokes the precision of a blade, softened by a careful study of the radii that round its profile. A door handle of absolute formal clarity, capable of uniting classicism, balance and a deeply contemporary vision of architectural detail.

FINISHES

  • CR - Bright chrome CR - Bright chrome CR - Bright chrome
  • CO - Satin chrome CO - Satin chrome CO - Satin chrome
  • ZL - SuperGold bright ZL - SuperGold bright ZL - SuperGold bright
  • TS - SuperGold satin TS - SuperGold satin TS - SuperGold satin
  • IS - SuperStainlesssteel satin IS - SuperStainlesssteel satin IS - SuperStainlesssteel satin
  • US - SuperAnthracite satin US - SuperAnthracite satin US - SuperAnthracite satin
Clear

MATERIAL

Brass

TYPOLOGY

Door handles - Round

TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

Technical sheets

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

COMPLETE COLLECTION

Lama

COLLEZIONE COMPLETA

Lama

DOCUMENTAZIONE TECNICA

Technical sheets

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

Lama

Lama,
 1956

Lama, a harmonious handle, made “of linear and coordinated forms” capable of coherently interacting with domestic and non-residential environments.

— Bilia, table lamp, Fontana Arte 1931

In the Lama handle the “classical symbolism” prevails over the object’s “functional” approach.

VEDI BIO Gio Ponti

SEE BIO Gio Ponti

— Grattacielo Pirelli, Milano 1958

To the geometric purity of its form, so slim as to liken it to a blade, there is the counterpoint of the very carefully studied definition of the radii that soften the sharp profile of its slender contours.

— San Francesco al Fopponino, Milano 1964 (courtesy OSC)