Door Handles, Pulls & Hardware by Frank Gehry

Starchitect Frank Gehry tends to be a little overexposed. But we're rather fond of his new designs for door knockers and door pulls that were added to his two collections made by Italian manufacturer Valli & Valli...

The new additions to the Arrowhead series include a twisting door pull:

The new additions to the Fog series includes a modern door knocker:

Check out the complete collections at Valli & Valli. Via: dezeen.

Comments (5)

Over-designed and a bit silly. Much like Mr. Gehry's architecture.

posted by kellylc on July 16th 2008 at 11:49am
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TOTALLY UNIMPRESSED. Makes Michael Graves' "common" work look fabulous.

posted by magnolia on July 16th 2008 at 3:29pm
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I prefer the ergonomic handle designed by Antoni Gaudí for the Casa Batllo in Barcelona. So much more thought went into it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/howudoing/2676134790/

posted by Lori on July 16th 2008 at 5:17pm
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Not necessarily earth shattering. However, Frank Gehry has incredible talent and vision.

posted by Seaside on July 16th 2008 at 8:54pm
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I like the way they look and they probably feel nice. I get the Gaudí one, but I don't think it's for everyone. Gehry's examples seem really simple and yet touchable. They may be a little hack, kind of ordinary for his stuff, but I get over it and think, that's a door handle I want to reach for, it's going to feel good. That's all I want. They're probably too expensive for that minor luxury.

posted by K T G on July 17th 2008 at 1:44am
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