A polished chrome door lever on a round rose, seen from the side on white.
Lever, polished finish

Fusital H359

Valli & Valli, Italy · 2007
Practice
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Team
Claes-Henric Appelquist, Senior Designer
Location
Valli & Valli, Italy
Year
2007
Type
Door levers and knobs
Status
In production

A line of door levers and knobs for Valli & Valli. One stroke, with a surface that catches the light in ways the outline does not predict, and a grip that fits the hand.

The form was developed with the surface-modelling software the car industry uses: the curvature was read through its highlights and reflections and refined from there. The lever in a custom brass finish was later fitted throughout Vesture in New York.

Awards

  • 2007 · Chicago Athenaeum · Good Design Award, Hardware
  • 2007 · Interior Design · Best of Year, Designers' Choice, Hardware
  • 2007 · Spark Awards · Product and Industrial Design, Silver
Line drawing of the lever in side view and from above.
Elevation and plan
A brass-coloured lever mounted on a dark timber door, seen from above.
Lever on a timber door
A satin-finished door lever on a round rose, seen from the side on white.
Lever, satin finish
A polished window handle on an oval rose, seen from the front.
Window handle
A bronze-toned door lever on a round rose, seen from the side on white.
Lever, bronze tone

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill project, shown as part of the earlier experience of Claes-Henric Appelquist. Earlier work