FSB Lever Handle Overview
FSB 1001
FSB 1002
FSB 1003
FSB 1004
FSB 1005
FSB 1012
FSB 1015
FSB 1016
FSB 1020
FSB 1021
FSB-1023
FSB-1025
FSB 1027
FSB 1028
FSB 1034
FSB 1035
FSB-1045
FSB-1051
FSB-1057
FSB-1058
FSB 1070
FSB 1075
FSB 1076
FSB 1077
FSB 1078
FSB 1093
FSB 1102
FSB 1106
FSB 1107
FSB 1108
FSB 1111
FSB 1119
FSB 1126
FSB 1135
FSB 1144
FSB 1146
FSB 1147
FSB 1159
FSB 1160
FSB 1163
FSB 1171
FSB 1173
FSB 1176
FSB 1183
FSB 1186
FSB 1191
FSB 1216
FSB 1222
FSB 1230
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FSB 1001
What is common to lever handles influenced by elementary geometry is that they seek a link with the door in terms of form. For the designer of the FSB 1001, architect Peter Bastian, it was about more than that: he wanted his door handle to be a graceful presence on large and particularly tall doors, as well as to represent an almost doctrinaire reduction and abstraction of the geometry. In order to ensure his design was precisely reproduced in serial production, the FSB manufacturing specialists went to the limits of what was technically and economically justifiable. The result is a very precisely made door handle with a square cross section that fits ideally into your hand.Designer: Peter Bastian
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FSB 1002
Architect Peter Bastian wanted his handle to be a graceful presence on tall, large doors as well as representing an almost doctrinaire reduction of the geometry. The result is both a highly individual door handle on tall, large doors and a very precisely manufactured door handle with a square cross section that fits comfortably into your hand. -
FSB 1003
The FSB 1003 door handle, which takes the shape of a slim door, is a model for real aficionados. Johannes Potente took up the design concept and implemented it in aluminium and stainless steel. -
FSB 1004
David Chipperfield's design for the FSB 1004 bears the hallmark of the pioneers of modernism. It is based on a clear formal concept that meets all functional requirements while giving expression to his formal idea in both public and private spheres. -
FSB 1005
There are a lot of wedge-shaped door handles. Almost every manufacturer offers its own version of this basic shape. The original design for this door handle was most probably produced by Professor Max Burchartz. The FSB 1005 version by Johannes Potente is characterised by its slender proportions. -
FSB 1012
The creation of the extreme oval shape featured on the 1012 is credited to Hanz Poelzig during the course of the consruction of the I.G. Farben administration building in 1928, after which it was promoted to "Reich shaped handle No.16". A wide band made of solid white bronze, cast into a rectangular shape. FSB also moved to an aluminium model back in the 1930s. -
FSB 1015
We believe that the basic shape of our FSB 1015 model was conceived in the 1930s by a company called Wehag. This version by Johannes Potente has a very clear handle shape that has attracted a lot of interest, especially in the Netherlands. -
FSB 1016
In 1990, FSB introduced a door handle that originated in the 1920s to the market. The FSB 1076 model has since become the most copied door handle of the last century. The version shown here, the FSB 1016, is a more closed-off counterpart to it. -
FSB 1020
The FSB 1020 model is the clearest embodiment of the 'good form' of the 1950s. This is a handle with a flourish in the organic flow of its moulded-to-the-hand design that looks symmetrical to the eye. The FSB 1020 is one of four models from FSB designer Johannes Potente that have been added to the MoMA's permanent collection. -
FSB 1021
The S. A. Loevy bronzeware factory's Catalogue no. 6, published in the 1930s, includes a variety of door fittings by Rachlis, Grenander, Behrens, Wagenfeld and Paul in which a round shank is combined with a flat grip section. More recently, in the 1990s, the Spanish designer Miguel Milà reinterpreted these elements in the FSB 1126 model. -
FSB-1023
In the 1950s, the Swiss architect, sculptor and designer Max Bill got together with Ernst Moeckel to fashion a door handle that made design history as the 'Ulm handle'. From this, Johannes Potente created the 1023 model, which has been an alternative to common U-shaped models ever since. -
FSB-1025
The design parameters of the FSB 1025 are plain to see. A straight grip is joined to the pivotal point on the shank, and the handle has a droplet-shaped cross section. With its no-frills appearance, this is a design that offers up its services humbly. The FSB 1025 is brought to life by its clear, stark contours. -
FSB 1027
The FSB 1027 model is a stock item in the trade. It is rather disparagingly referred to as the 'shoe horn'. The underlying design is by Professor Max Burchartz. The handle lies extremely snugly in your hand and unobtrusiveness is its watchword. The FSB version of the 'shoe horn' is by Johannes Potente. -
FSB 1028
The FSB 1028 alters the parameters used in the FSB 1025, without neglecting the ergonomic qualities. This is a design that both pleases the eye and is pleasant to touch. The undulating handle looks great and nestles into your hand. -
FSB 1034
The FSB 1034 handle was Johannes Potente's first major design. He produced it in 1952. Once the copyright lapsed, it was imitated all over the world and produced by the million. It even had to suffer being remodelled in grey plastic in the days before plastic gained some colour. -
FSB 1035
In the autumn of 1996, Düsseldorf-based interior designer Heike Falkenberg asked FSB to recreate an old handle design for a renovation job. Using the sketch she submitted, FSB's developers milled a prototype from an FSB 1076 handle. This looked so good that we decided to market our gripping idea. -
FSB-1045
The FSB 1045 is based on the FSB model 1015, which was conceived in the 1930s by a company called Wehag. Given the continued use of the FSB 1015 model in commercial buildings, we have created a new version of this design conforming to DIN EN 179. -
FSB-1051
The FSB 1034 handle was Johannes Potente's first major design. He produced it in 1952. Once the copyright lapsed, it was imitated all over the world and produced by the million. It even had to suffer being remodelled in grey plastic in the days before plastic gained some colour. -
FSB-1057
The FSB 1034 handle was Johannes Potente's first major design. He produced it in 1952. Once the copyright lapsed, it was imitated all over the world and produced by the million. It even had to suffer being remodelled in grey plastic in the days before plastic gained some colour. -
FSB-1058
The FSB 1058 was Johannes Potente's favourite model. It is not known why, only two years after designing his supreme creation, the FSB 1051, he followed it up with this redesign. The FSB 1058 is one of four models from FSB designer Johannes Potente that have been added to the MoMA's permanent collection. -
FSB 1070
This is a handle design that became truly famous as the trend for bright colours gained pace in the 1970s. For many architects who were schoolchildren at the time, this handle epitomises the architecture of the age. -
FSB 1075
In the 1920s: Mr Mallet-Stevens mitred two sections of cylindrical tubing together: the FSB 1076. Mr Wittgenstein bent a cylindrical brass tube: the FSB 1147. Messrs Gropius and Meyer married an angled piece of square section material to a handle bushing: the FSB 1102. However, to this day we still don't know who it was that picked up a saw and 'liberated' the FSB 1147 from its hemispherical tip. -
FSB 1076
The architect Robert Mallet-Stevens (1886–1945) was the one who hit upon the idea of cutting a round tube in two and mitring the ends together again at a right angle. His creation is today known as the 'Frankfurt model'. The handle was rediscovered when the architecture museum there was rebuilt and proceeded to take the market by storm. -
FSB 1077
The idea behind the FSB 1077 series of lever handles is to give architects and end users a say in the choice of door handles. The FSB range provides the following combinations: · Aluminium, natural-coloured elbows and roses, stainless-steel handle · Aluminium, natural-coloured elbows and roses, black handle -
FSB 1078
Christoph Ingenhoven was inspired by the quintessential classic, the FSB 1076, which he reinterpreted both in the mitring and the grip. The particular attraction of the FSB 1078 is the transition from the round shank to the flat surfaces of the grip. The associated 'return version' complements the open model with a closed design in line with EN 179. -
FSB 1093
Helmut Jahn and Yorgo Lykouria approached door handle design without any preconceptions whatsoever. They freed their minds from the constraints of industrial production processes and sought a shape that combines geometrical elements with ergonomic needs. The result is a genuine innovation for a handheld shape. -
FSB 1102
The FSB 1102 is rooted in Alessandro Mendini's redesign of the celebrated Gropius handle, which he created in 1986 by choosing a different material and adding a groove during one of our design workshops. Owing to the popularity of this design, we now supply the FSB 1102 in four materials. For heavily used doors we would recommend the rugged stainless-steel version. -
FSB 1106
Materials have always been at the centre of Frankfurt architect Professor Christoph Mäckler's interest. It was therefore only natural that the new FSB material "AluGrau" should be used for his door handle range. A revision of the door handle in terms of shape and size simultaneously fulfilled the technical requirements for its use as a commercial fitting with the FSB AGL compensation bearing and the fire safety version. And thus the 1106 door handle was born. -
FSB 1107
The FSB 1107 is related to the FSB 1108. FSB's in-house designer Hartmut Weise has imbued his "Brakel Lightweight" with the curve of a door in motion. -
FSB 1108
FSB's in-house designer Hartmut Weise was wondering what it is that gives the 'Frankfurt model' and 'Wittgenstein's handle' their particular appeal. He jotted down the words: 'unpretentious presence'. He then produced a plain design that was at the very least on a par with them. The FSB 1108, a round tube combined with a mitred, oval section grip. The 'Brakel model'? -
FSB 1111
Originally FSB model 1111 consisted of an aluminum core onto which a transparent coating of coloured plastic was sprayed. When we began thinking about how we were to recycle this composite product, we eventually opted to champion the environment instead and develop FS 1111 in a "new" guise. -
FSB 1119
The FSB 1119 incorporates insights gained by FSB in cooperation with the Fraunhofer institute (FSB 7655). Whilst utmost importance was given to the rigorous implementation of ergonomic parameters when producing the FSB 7655, for the FSB 1119 formal and aesthetic considerations took precedence. -
FSB 1126
Miguel Milà's idea of making a door handle from a flat stainless-steel strip reminded us of familiar shapes from Wagenfeld and his followers. But our research revealed that, with his curved grip, the Spaniard Milà had created a hitherto unknown impression. -
FSB 1135
The special attraction of this door handle is its traditional style. Together with the emphatically technical appearance of its backplate, this fitting represents a no-frills style element for any door. -
FSB 1144
The FSB 1144 door handle is as pleasing to the eye as to the hand. Designer Jasper Morrison lets our eyes know that this door handle is a manual tool. Your eyes relax and your hand takes over. Your thumb finds its place, your forefinger finds its hollow and your hand finds plenty to get hold of. This is precisely what the 'Four-Point Guide to Good Grip' drawn up by FSB and Otl Aicher requires. -
FSB 1146
In the early 1990s, we gave the plain round rod of the stable-door handle a makeover. The shank was conically widened and a hemispherical tip was added to the bent end. Two small but important special features that have given the FSB 1146 model a character all of its own. -
FSB 1147
The FSB logo echoes a lever handle designed by the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein in the mid-1920s in Vienna. This is the original upon which all similar door handle shapes are based. By adding a conical shank and spherical tip we aimed to set ourselves apart from the many other variants of this handle on the market. -
FSB 1159
The process of creating the FSB 1159 began for Laurids and Manfred Ortner with a comparative analysis of lever handle models old and new. At the end of the day, a typical handle shape was produced which, with its transitions and curved surfaces, gives its users the feeling of holding something familiar in their hand. -
FSB 1160
The factory draft FSB 1160 is based on the 'dynamic golden growth spiral'. It has a round cross section, with the lever handle also tapering from the shank to the end of the handle following the rule of the golden ratio. -
FSB 1163
Berlin-based architect Hans Kollhoff devised a handle design for his projects that consciously accommodates design elements from the 1930s. His plain door handles, window handles and window fasteners were immediately adopted as authentic interpretations by the market. -
FSB 1171
Back in the 1930s and 1940s, FSB made a door handle that entered design history as the 'nickel-horn handle'. In 1992 FSB's toolmakers set about recreating this shape in tubular stainless steel using innovative technology. Their efforts succeeded and the traditional design was reinterpreted in modern materials. -
FSB 1173
The design of the 1173 with its fantail shape picks up on an idea that first emerged in the Frankfurt area at the -
FSB 1176
The architect Robert Mallet-Stevens (1886–1945) was the one who hit upon the idea of cutting a round tube in two and mitring the ends together again at a right angle. His creation is today known as the 'Frankfurt model'. The handle was rediscovered when the architecture museum there was rebuilt and proceeded to take the market by storm. -
FSB 1183
When it came to the FSB 1183, Hadi Teherani broke with traditional patterns of thought. For framed doors we are familiar with cranked handle shapes on the closing side of the door, and standard lever handles on the other side, the so-called "Wittgenstein solution". Hadi Teherani radically reduced the variety of this type of handle: he achieved the function of the cranked handle – reducing the risk of skinning your thumb on the door frame – by simply shifting the handle's axis of rotation to the left. The escape door in turn makes a similarly radical return: Hadi Teherani simply added a third of the grip at the right angle to it. -
FSB 1186
Prevost drew on the iconic door handle FSB 1147 designed by the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein: "Form that follows a function is definitely clear, effective and economical. But that is not enough", says Monsieur Perrault about the design -
FSB 1191
Looking at this design, you could be argue tongue in cheek that Philippe Starck wanted to take our sector by the horns. However, when the horns are fastened to their backplates, they become door handles as fit for purpose as any you could wish for. The backplate is matt silver, the handle is polished. Both are made of premium-quality aluminium. -
FSB 1216
The handle shape of the FSB 1216 is a design of a very special type – it pleases the hand and eye to the same extent. We made it for Calatrava's "Turning Torso" building, which provided the formal concept with its twist. Its material and finish, on the other hand, are quite classical: natural anodised aluminium. -
FSB 1222
Klaus Nolting had already demonstrated how he could set accents with the targeted use of metal parts with his chair designs. It was no great surprise that this sensitivity should eventually lead to his own design for a door handle. His design mirrors a door's shape and dynamics in equal terms. -
FSB 1230
The handle shape of the FSB 1216 is a design of a very special type – it pleases the hand and eye to the same extent. We made it for Calatrava's "Turning Torso" building, which provided the formal concept with its twist. Its material and finish, on the other hand, are quite classical: natural anodised aluminium.