Trapex - FT Door Handles
UK, 2005
Foster + Partners’ attitude of refined simplicity and technical precision is well illustrated by the Trapex range of door furniture – an efficient, tactile series in contrast to the fluid lines of the Fusital handles, designed four years earlier.
The essential idea of a T-shaped knuckle junction that would receive different lengths of steel has developed into a series of milled stainless steel fixtures that can be customised by selecting the colour, finish and materiality of the handle sleeve. This allows users to create a highly personalised level of detail through the choice of a wood, synthetic rubber or knurled steel finish. Anchored by the steel T shape, the coloured soft rubber can be coded to reflect company colours or orientate users to different levels in buildings. The most challenging aspect of the FT range was in perfecting the rubber finish. Drawn from industrial roller technology, it was the first time this type of rubber had been selected for use in door furniture. FT has become a popular commercial range for Trapex since its release in 2004, favoured for bothits individuality and simplicity.
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Trapex