Sloane door handle by Piero Lissoni for Boffi
Dezeen Showroom: architect Piero Lissoni has designed Sloane, a recessed handle for the Aprile and Programma Standard kitchen models by Italian brand Boffi. More
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Zaha Hadid Design creates sculptural Nexxa door handle for Izé
Dezeen Showroom: Zaha Hadid Design has translated its characteristically sinuous building and design style into a door handle called Nexxa. More
Philip Watts Design creates Shoe Pull door opener and Christo's Arc de Triomphe artwork delayed
Today's round up of design-related coronavirus stories includes a delay in artist Christo's plans to wrap a Paris landmark in fabric and an invention to open doors with your shoe. More
Five handle hacks for hands-free door opening
To lessen the threat of spreading the coronavirus designers are creating door-handle adapters that remove the need for direct contact. Here are five of the most interesting door-handle hacks. More
BIG's Friday Smart Lock is its smallest ever product
Danish architecture firm BIG has branched into smart home products with the Friday lock, which combines a minimal form and enhanced security features. More
Hong Kong-based students invent self-sanitising door handle
Chinese University of Hong Kong student Sum Ming Wong and Kin Pong Li have designed a door handle that uses light to constantly sterilise itself. More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Z handle by Eric Parry Architects
London studio Eric Parry Architects have designed a door handle for architectural hardware manufacturers Izé. More
Door handles by Frank Gehry
Architect Frank Gehry has designed new door handles for Italian manufacturers Valli & Valli. More
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
New Gehry door handles
Italian manufacturer Valli & Valli has produced new door furniture designed by architect Frank Gehry. More