Garda

Ignazio Gardella
 1951
M105

When in 1949 Ignazio Gardella began working on one of his most famous pieces of architecture, the apartment complex at Via Marchiondi 7 in Milan, designed with Anna Castelli Ferrieri and Roberto Menghi, every last detail was skilfully crafted. Olivari was involved for the production of the door handles, and this collaboration – centred on an idea of architecture in which every part, no matter how small, contributed toward the aim of an organic whole – led to the creation of the Garda series.

FINISHES

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  • CO - Satin chrome CO - Satin chrome CO - Satin chrome
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  • DS - SuperBronze satin DS - SuperBronze satin DS - SuperBronze satin
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MATERIAL

Brass

TYPOLOGY

Door handles - Round

TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

Technical sheets

door handle, window handle, DK
door handle, window handle, DK

COMPLETE COLLECTION

Garda

COLLEZIONE COMPLETA

Garda

DOCUMENTAZIONE TECNICA

Technical sheets

door handle, window handle, DK
door handle, window handle, DK

Garda

Garda,
 1951

For its clean lines and lean visual language, Gardella declared to have taken inspiration from the German functionalist architect Ferdinand Kramer, who had participated under the project leader Ernst May in the new city plan for Frankfurt (Das Neue Frankfurt, 1925-1930) by designing a utilitarian, geometric door handle.

— Digamma armchair, Gavina 1950

Gardella studied the proportions of his own handle by starting with a cylindrical element.

VEDI BIO Ignazio Gardella

SEE BIO Ignazio Gardella

— Anti-tuberculosis dispensary, Alessandria 1934-1938
— Ignazio Gardella, Franco Albini, Quartiere Mangiagalli, Milano 1950-1952

Progressively widens toward the end of the lever, taking on a conical shape with the same elementary elegance that distinguishes his architecture.

— LTA3 Arenzano lamp, Azucena 1956
— Table exhibited at the X Triennale di Milano, 1954