Shut the door, have a seat
The 'lock and key' mechanism of this door handle is extracted from its usual hiding place within the door pane and connected to the handle to obtain a pure and open design. Resulting in a clear and logical unity.
Shut the Door, Have a Seat in use at hot dining spot TOKYO EAT, the main restaurant at contemporary art museum PALAIS DE TOKYO in Paris.
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Stainless steel. The colour of the spring can be customized to individual preference.
Manufacturer: KLEIS S.r.l. Agnosine (Brescia), Italy - info@rdshandles.it - +390365860539
Photography: Romy Finke (www.romyfinke.nl)
PHILOSOPHY OF OUR DESIGNS
We are living in an era in which many products are offered to us as so called black boxes, even as the complexity of these products increases dramatically.
The paradox here is that - partly due to the development of (graphical) user interfaces - the end user is more and more comfortable and at ease with using products, while at the same time is less aware with the real, and often complex mechanisms that lie behind them.
Seen from this perspective, it seems that today’s end-users are increasingly out-of-touch with the products they use.
Our work is about demystification. The most striking element of our designs is that the most important mechanisms and constructions of the products are made visible.
All products of Studio Dirk Ploos van Amstel are designed and made according to this whitebox-approach.
We are living in an era in which many products are offered to us as so called black boxes, even as the complexity of these products increases dramatically.
The paradox here is that - partly due to the development of (graphical) user interfaces - the end user is more and more comfortable and at ease with using products, while at the same time is less aware with the real, and often complex mechanisms that lie behind them.
Seen from this perspective, it seems that today’s end-users are increasingly out-of-touch with the products they use.
Our work is about demystification. The most striking element of our designs is that the most important mechanisms and constructions of the products are made visible.
All products of Studio Dirk Ploos van Amstel are designed and made according to this whitebox-approach.
