cubic door handle by pechmann ferdinand from germany

the cubic handle is an injection molding piece. it is made from transparent plastic which enables it to frame and display the part of the door which is usually covered. this is especially interesting for old doors where, by displaying the marks left on the door by former handles, the transparent casing would function as a window unto the door's history. the use of transparent plastic not only appeals to a contemporary design atheistic, but, interestingly, functions as a distinctively modern means of appreciating the historical. ultimately the door handle manifests a harmony between usually opposed conservative and modern design aesthetics.