Contemporary Door Hardware is Transforming the Luxury Market
- Emtek and Bankston Architectural offer cutting-edge designs and creative finishes for luxury door knobs and handles, allowing consumers to customize their selections to match their personal style.
When designing a luxury space, choosing the right door knobs and handles can elevate your vision in a big way. Emtek and Bankston Architectural are leaders in design and craftsmanship, offering cutting-edge designs, and creative finishes, allowing consumers to perfectly customize their selections to match their personal style. Never mind the stainless steel knobs and everyday appliance pulls you find at your local big box store. If you're in the market for modern, you'll love the latest in luxury door trends.
If you thought you recognized the form of the Zzzigurat from Bankston Architectural, you're not wrong. Inspired by the ancient Mesopotamian ziggurat, a stepped structure, its reflects strength and symbolism. It's bold, yet playful, making it a perfect passage door addition for spaces throughout your home. Its tall backplate measures over 9" high, and it's available in four finishes: Champagne PVD, Polished Chrome, Nero, and Smooth Nickel.
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If you thought you recognized the form of the Zzzigurat from Bankston Architectural, you're not wrong. Inspired by the ancient Mesopotamian ziggurat, a stepped structure, its reflects strength and symbolism. It's bold, yet playful, making it a perfect passage door addition for spaces throughout your home. Its tall backplate measures over 9" high, and it's available in four finishes: Champagne PVD, Polished Chrome, Nero, and Smooth Nickel.
This Art Deco design from Bankston Architectural is perfect for doors and drawers. Available in two lengths, you'll love incorporating the spherical and linear accents around your kitchen. (Psst, this would be a great handle for an integrated refrigerator.)
Available up to 14-1/32" in length and in nine finishes including the Civilian collaboration, there are endless ways to customize this hardware for your home.
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This Art Deco design from Bankston Architectural is perfect for doors and drawers. Available in two lengths, you'll love incorporating the spherical and linear accents around your kitchen. (Psst, this would be a great handle for an integrated refrigerator.)
Available up to 14-1/32" in length and in nine finishes including the Civilian collaboration, there are endless ways to customize this hardware for your home.
Emtek Hardware's Select levers are highly customizable to suit your desired grip texture, finish, and rosette, and the L-Square Straight Knurled lever is sold as a complete set, perfect for privacy doors, passage doors, and as a dummy knob. It's available with 10 finishes and with eight roses to pick from. Limited release finishes include Pewter, Matte White and Satin Rose Gold are available with Disk, Square, Urban Modern, and Quincy rosettes.
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Select L-Square Straight Knurled Lever
Emtek Hardware's Select levers are highly customizable to suit your desired grip texture, finish, and rosette, and the L-Square Straight Knurled lever is sold as a complete set, perfect for privacy doors, passage doors, and as a dummy knob. It's available with 10 finishes and with eight roses to pick from. Limited release finishes include Pewter, Matte White and Satin Rose Gold are available with Disk, Square, Urban Modern, and Quincy rosettes.
Another popular combination from the Select lever collection, Emtek's T-Bar Knurled Lever is paired with a modern, non-keyed sideplate lock. Taller and more akin to a vintage interior mortise, a sideplate is larger than a rosette. Called "mesmerizingly modern," the sideplate is sold in 6 finishes and can be combined with a wide range of 84(!) knobs and levers to suit your home's needs.
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Modern Non-keyed 9" Overall Sideplate Lock, shown with the Select T-Bar Knurled Lever
Another popular combination from the Select lever collection, Emtek's T-Bar Knurled Lever is paired with a modern, non-keyed sideplate lock. Taller and more akin to a vintage interior mortise, a sideplate is larger than a rosette. Called "mesmerizingly modern," the sideplate is sold in 6 finishes and can be combined with a wide range of 84(!) knobs and levers to suit your home's needs.
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R-Bar Green marble leverset
Emtek
R-Bar Green Marble Leversets and Freestone Lever
Emtek's take on premium materials stands out with green marble and terrazzo, smooth and hammered metals, and modern texture for days. Similarly, Freestone, part of Emtek's Urban Modern Collection, showcases a minimalist aesthetic with its modern design and soft square profile. If you're looking to distinguish your passage with fresh door hardware, don't overlook the R-Bar collection.
Freestone
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Unexpectedly futuristic for a level handle, Bankston Architectural's Futurismo passage door hardware stacks a sphere and rod to create a unique piece you need to feel to believe. It measures nearly 6" in width and is available in four finishes: Champagne PVD, Polished Chrome, Nero, and Smooth Nickel.
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Unexpectedly futuristic for a level handle, Bankston Architectural's Futurismo passage door hardware stacks a sphere and rod to create a unique piece you need to feel to believe. It measures nearly 6" in width and is available in four finishes: Champagne PVD, Polished Chrome, Nero, and Smooth Nickel.
Make a bold statement in your modernist home with this half-moon-shaped passage door hardware from Bankston Architectural. Standing nearly 2 feet tall and 1 foot wide, the Super Moon celebrates inherent beauty in this iconic, modern shape. It's available in five finishes including Champagne PVD, Polished Chrome, Nero, Neutralis, and Smooth Nickel.
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Make a bold statement in your modernist home with this half-moon-shaped passage door hardware from Bankston Architectural. Standing nearly 2 feet tall and 1 foot wide, the Super Moon celebrates inherent beauty in this iconic, modern shape. It's available in five finishes including Champagne PVD, Polished Chrome, Nero, Neutralis, and Smooth Nickel.
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This very minimal lever hardware from Bankston Architectural deserves a second look. Its 8" handle juts out from the cylindrical form in a captivating way, adding character and appeal to any home or office space. It's available in Bronze, Patinated Bronze, and Aluminum.
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This very minimal lever hardware from Bankston Architectural deserves a second look. Its 8" handle juts out from the cylindrical form in a captivating way, adding character and appeal to any home or office space. It's available in Bronze, Patinated Bronze, and Aluminum.
Bankston Architectural takes the core knob design to the next level. A combination of rounded and flat forms create a sophisticated passage door knob. Plus, it's available with an optional locking mechanism for added security inside your home.
The dome and backplate are available in 10 finishes including Polished Chrome, Smooth Nickel, Bone, American Walnut, and Portoro Gold.
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H03 Knob on Backplate Half Moon
Bankston Architectural takes the core knob design to the next level. A combination of rounded and flat forms create a sophisticated passage door knob. Plus, it's available with an optional locking mechanism for added security inside your home.
The dome and backplate are available in 10 finishes including Polished Chrome, Smooth Nickel, Bone, American Walnut, and Portoro Gold.
