The door handle: an underestimated yet indispensable architectural detail. On 26th of November, the exhibition ‘Most Touched’ will open with a vernissage at the Schweizer Baumuster-Centrale, Zurich. The exhibition will explore a range of door handle designs, from sculptural designs to products manufactured industrially.
The show is curated by Barbara Glasner, and alongside a broad selection of doorhandles, it will also showcase her collection of more then 1,000 photographs. Caruso St John is contributing with door handles from various projects: Kvadrat Ebeltoft with Thomas Demand, Warehouse Wiedikon, House in the Mountains and Gutstrasse Cooperative Housing. The opening event will feature talks by Glasner and Ramin Mosayebi of EMI Architekt*innen, with the wider exhibition running until 29 January 2027.
Image: Door handle designed by Thomas Demand for Triple Folly, Kvadrat Ebeltoft. Photographer Nic Tenwiggenhorn.
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