BETA

Joe Colombo2010

M221B

Beta, an evolution of the previous model with bumper designed by Joe Colombo, is distinguished by the elegance of its line and by a grip with a clean design, slightly curved at the end. A designer handle of essential elegance, conceived for contemporary architectures attentive to functional detail.

Finishes

Material
Brass
Type
Rose-mounted handles
  • M221RB8B
  • M221VB8B
  • M221PB8B
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Beta, 2010

Beta is the evolution of the historic, futuristic Paracolpi Alfa door handle designed by Joe Colombo in 1971.

— Total Furnishing Unit, “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape”, MoMA, New York 1972
— Total Furnishing Unit, “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape”, MoMA, New York 1972
— Joe Colombo
— Joe Colombo

In the 2000s, the adoption of the grub-screw assembly system allowed the original shape of the Beta model and its special elegance to be proposed again. Ignazia Favata