The new H 1066 Zeus handle, designed by Bertone Design for Valli&Valli, combines rigorous shapes, sophisticated aesthetics, skilful ergonomics and contemporary style.
The handle is one of those objects that is functionally simple but has a long and multi-layered history, often overlooked by the history of design but still a field of investigation for many designers who have to combine ergonomics and stylistic issues in an essential way.
According to Alessandro Mendini, "In architecture, handles are like miniatures. They belong to the history of costume, and with respect to a house they play the same aesthetic task played by a jewel on the human body. The handle grip is the door part to be touched and to move from one room to another, meaning to open or close, to accept or deny the possible mystery of a threshold. That is why architects tend to engage in this project, as small as it is challenging and virtuous, often willing to leave their sign and personality on doors and windows of their buildings."
The new H 1066 Zeus handle, designed by Bertone Design for Valli & Valli, is born between mythology and practicality, rationalism and abstraction.

The product portrays and elaborates complex concepts, such as the force of nature, with simple and rigorous forms. The H 1066 collection was conceived with sophisticated aesthetics and equally important ergonomics, as a skilful application of the golden section rule: the proportions of the human hand have been carefully studied and then re-proposed to make the handle easy to grip in its various versions, for doors and windows.
The result is a handle capable of becoming a distinctive element of the space it fits into, be it classical or contemporary.
The new H 1066 Zeus handle is available in various finishes: from the more classic Cromosat to the modern Titanium, Nikelnero and Orsatop, which lends itself well to settings that call for a more baroque feel. The Zeus handle, like all painted finishes available from the Valli&Valli and Fusital brands, is available with BioCote treatment, that responds to the widespread need for good hygiene practices: the special antimicrobial additive with silver ions is added to the paint during manufacturing to significantly reduce the risk of cross contamination, by preventing the proliferation of bacteria over a long period of time.
- Product:
- H 1066 Zeus
- Design:
- Bertone Design
- Company:
- Valli&Valli
- Website:
- www.vallievalli.com