In his book Eyes of the Skin, the Finnish architect Juhani Pallasmaa writes, β€œThe door handle is the handshake of the building.” If this is the case, guests are certain to get a warm welcome when they wrap their hands around this collection of knobs from E.R. Butler & Co. PRICES VARY. E.R. BUTLER & CO., BOSTON, (617) 722-0230, WWW.ERBUTLER.COM
Design Discoveries
The Finishing Touch
Our favorite new finds, as featured in the September/October 2009 issue of New England Home.

Consider this. When a favorite song comes on we fiddle with the volume on our IPod. If guests come to dinner we dim the lights just so. We dab our favorite cologne behind our ears and slap on the aftershave. And we salt, sprinkle and drizzle to get our food to taste just right. It sometimes seems that of all our five senses, it may be our sense of touch that we most often neglect. The hardware featured here is about to change all that. Take a minute to curl your fingers over one of these doorknobs or rest your hand on one of these pulls. You’ll be touched by the details.