Spark & Burnish's ocean-plastic handles raise money for marine conservation
These pastel-toned cabinet handles may look like solid marble, but they are actually made from recycled ocean plastic. More
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Ashtray and door handle from Mies van der Rohe's unbuilt London tower recreated
An ashtray and door handle designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for his unrealised Mansion House Square project in London have been recreated by London publisher REAL and ironmonger Ize. More
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Metamaterials make it possible to create mechanisms from a single piece of plastic
A door latch and a pair of pliers are among the mechanisms created without screws, bolts or other fixings by researchers working with a new technology called metamaterials (+ movie). More
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MAD models Marilyn door handle on its curvaceous Canadian skyscrapers
Milan 2016: Chinese studio MAD Architects has created a door handle based on the shape of the firm's skyscrapers in Mississauga, Canada, which have been nicknamed the Marilyn Monroe Towers. More
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Rene Siebum manipulates door handles to explore the sense of touch
Eindhoven designer Rene Siebum has added textures to a set of commercial door handles to investigate ways of making them more interesting to touch (+ slideshow). More
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Big-Game launches range of multi-faceted door handles
Swiss design studio Big-Game has launched a range of doorknobs and handles inspired by the multi-faceted grip of pencils and handheld tools. More
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Hospital door handle sanitises users' hands and measures cleanliness of staff
A new type of hospital door handle by British studio Agency of Design transforms a hotbed for germs into a sanitising device, with a sensor that monitors how often it is used. More
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Door handles from Lina Bo Bardi's 1951 house go into production
Door handles created by late Modernist architect Lina Bo Bardi for her home in São Paulo have gone into production 62 years after she designed them. More
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Sticks and Stones and Broken Bones by Studio Toogood and Izé
London Design Festival 2010: London designers Studio Toogood have collaborated with hardware brand Izé to create a range of handles and hooks shaped like sticks, stones and bones. More
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Z handle by Eric Parry Architects
London studio Eric Parry Architects have designed a door handle for architectural hardware manufacturers Izé. More
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Door handles by Frank Gehry
Architect Frank Gehry has designed new door handles for Italian manufacturers Valli & Valli. More
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Zaha Hadid and John Pawson for Fusital
Live from Milan: door furniture brand Fusital has presented new handles by architects Zaha Hadid (above) and John Pawson More
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New Gehry door handles
Italian manufacturer Valli & Valli has produced new door furniture designed by architect Frank Gehry. More
