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Carl F Design Lever handles are important features of any building, and function alone is not enough when focus is on the selection of handles. Coherence is the keyword where function and design go together. A handle has to fulfil expectations of its day-to-day function, but at the same time form an aesthetic part of the room in which it will function. Carl F’s ranges of handles and accessories boast a number of the finest and most proficient of architects. Click an image to view larger version, click on play to start slide show.

The designers are:
	Arne Jacobsen Architect and Designer 1902 – 1971 Arne Jacobsen gained international repute first as a student of architecture when he won the silver medal for the design of a chair that was exhibited in Paris (1925) He also gained a diploma (1927) as well as a gold medal (1928) from the World Exhibition immediately after completing his studies at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. With 50 years’ outstanding contributions in design and architecture, Arne Jacobsen received prizes, medals, accolades and other distinctions from Denmark, Britain, France, America and many other places all over the world.	Henning Larsen Architect Educated as the School of Architecture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen 1952. Professor of architecture at the Academy from 1968 to 95. Awarded a large number of prizes and honours, including the Eckersberg Medal in 1965, the International Design Award 1987, and the Aga Khan Award in 1989. Since its establishment in 1959, Henning Larsen’s Tegnestue A/S has worked with modern design and in particular with furniture, lamps and building components in addition to participation in architectural design competitions and building projects. The lever handle was designed in 1996 by Henning Larsen Tegnestue A/S and has since been used in a large number of buildings, latest in the headquarters of Nordea Bank, Denmark, Malmo City Library, Roskilde University, and the Opera in Copenhagen.
	Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects Schmidt Hammer Lassen K/S With the SHL handle for Carl F, Schmidt Hammer Lassen wished to challenge the field of tension between tactile aesthetic concepts – will it be possible to design a sharp-edged handle that has an ergonomic appeal? Their aim is to create products that mark and support buildings of the future, our surroundings, and our everyday lives. With architecture as their point of departure, they have a good tradition for creating products that provide coherence between unity and detail.	Vilhelm Lauritzen AS Architects The firm of architects was founded in 1922 by the Architect Vilhelm Lauritzen. The objectives of the firm are to carry on architectural activities that will administer the Danish / Nordic tradition of architecture in the best way in line with the technical building development.
	Jean Nouvel Architect and Planner Born on August 12, 1945 in Fumel, France, Jean Nouvel has headed his own architectural practice since 1970. For his work he has won many prizes, including the Gold Medal of the French Academy of Architecture, The Royal Gold Medal of the RIBA, the Aga Khan Prize for the Arab World Institute, and, in 2001, Italy’s Borromini prize for the Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre and Japan’s Praemium Imperial Career Prize. Among Mr. Nouvel’s principal completed buildings are the Arab World Institute in Paris, the Lyon Opera House, The Cartier Foundation in Paris, The Galeries Lafayette department store in Berlin, the Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre, the Andel office building in Prague and most recently, the Dentsu Tower in Tokyo	ONEN design Architect maa Lars Frank Nielsen ONEN design is rooted in body of work by 3 x Nielsen beginning in 1986. Buildings and design spring from the desire to create simple answers to complex issues. While considering building intentions, the team is attempting to optimise and strengthen the architectural message through construction related design. The ONEN handle is a part of a series including thumb turn, escutcheon and roses.
	PLH Design Henning Solfeldt and Jorgen Nyboe PLH design was established in 1992 as a division of PLH Architects in Copenhagen, Denmark. PLH design has developed lighting, office furniture, signage systems, and sanitary fixtures, as well as road and highway equipment. Products are developed in response to general building sector demands, with a view to wide expansion to the professional and private markets. The PLH handle was designed in 2003 in response to the need for a simple, organic form with tactile appeal. The handle has a comfortable grip with a natural indentation / thumb support. The thumb turn was designed to coordinate with the handle and indicates by its position whether or not the door is locked.

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