We had long been nurturing the idea of designing a handle, and the meeting with Olivari was decisive in taking action.


  • MATERIALBrass

  • TYPOLOGYDoor handles - Round

Lipstick, 2024

Two had to be the design premises: to be expressive of our architectural feeling and to meet, at the same time, the appreciation of the younger generation.

— The Shard, London Bridge Tower, London, 2000-2012 (Ph. William Matthews)

— Renzo and Matteo Piano

It was with these ideas in mind that Lipstick was born, obtained from the balanced composition of essential geometric elements and open to material evolutions.
Renzo and Matteo Piano

— The Art Institute of Chicago, The Modern Wing, Chicago, 2000-2009 (Ph. Nic Lehoux)

— Istanbul Modern, Istanbul, 2016-2023 (Ph. Enrico Cano)

— Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Punta Nave Office, Genoa, 1986-1991 (Ph. Shunji Ishida)

— Jérôme Seydoux, Pathé Foundation, Paris, 2006-2014 (Ph. Michel Denancé)

— The Whitney Museum of American Art at Gansevoort, New York, 2007-2015 (Ph. Nic Lehoux)