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EBBA has designed a bespoke ironmongery series informed by the modernist home of Georgie Wolton, drawing from the quiet precision and clarity of the original levers at Belsize Lane. The project began as a close reading rather than a direct reproduction and an attempt to understand how proportion, weight, and surface combine to produce something both functional and atmospheric.

Developed in close collaboration with Ize, the new series reimagines the original handles while retaining their essential character and refining their geometry and construction. Key qualities of the historic levers are carried forward and recalibrated for modern-day use.

The form of the handle is conceived as a continuous gesture, connecting seamlessly to the door through a subtle fluting that dissolves the distinction between lever and rosette. Rather than treating the backplate as a separate element, the design integrates it as part of a single, coherent assembly. This allows the handle to sit quietly within a range of architectural contexts, reading as both precise and familiar.

The result is a timeless piece of ironmongery suited to old and new settings alike. The handle is defined less by stylistic reference than by proportion, material presence, and the experience of use. As with all of EBBA’s work, the handle is shaped by an economy of means, where reduction serves clarity and every decision is made to support the whole.