d line LEVER HANDLE U

The levers are designed for constant use.‎ Pushed, turned and bumped over and over again every day –whether in private homes or commercial buildings, government offices and cultural centres.‎ From the curve of a handle, to the 21 ball bearings that roll against each other behind our lever roses, to the hardworking materials they are produced in, we have always seen every component of every design as having equal importance in the creation of the whole.‎ Every lever in the Knud Holscher collection is made in AISI 316 steel.‎ AISI 316 is an acid-proof, non-corrosive, marine quality stainless steel –a robust, raw, sustainable substance whose strength and resilience we have unfaltering confidence in.‎ Both internally and externally, every detail of every d line lever handle is rigorously tested for seamless functioning so that it endures.‎ Then, assisted by the most cutting-edge machinery in our field, each is expertly crafted by hand.‎ Danish architect and industrial designer Knud Holscher has been part of d line from the beginning, conceiving our first coordinated line of architectural hardware in 1971 as ‘modest design that is designed to last’.‎ As a result of this frustrating exercise, Holscher came to design a series of award-winning, minimalist architectural hardware for d line, starting with the iconic U and L levers, whose characteristic bend would influence the entire product range.‎