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Conceived as a quiet alternative to industrial hardware, Urban Toolshed creates elevated fittings that highlight materiality and craftsmanship. Founded by two architects and a homeware buyer, the Cape Town-based studio prides itself on creating considered hardware that serves both structure and ritual.

The newly released Gerrit Giebel Collection, designed by Gerrit Giebel, foregrounds Urban Toolshed’s commitment to elevating fittings into objects of lasting purpose.

Consisting of five knobs, formed in aluminium and anodised in four colourways, the Gerrit Giebel Collection presents a playful yet functional twist on graphic lines.

Named for their geometry, the five designs in the collection are architecturally considered but not austere: the Bulbous, rounded and generous, invites touch; the Pitch tapers to a point, offering precise geometry with a quiet confidence; the Stack layers horizontally; the Parabol arcs outward from its centre, catching light differently with every shift in angle; and the Invert turns the familiar form inside out, concave where others are convex.

The collection is produced in 100 per cent aluminium, anodised for lustre and longevity. Each colourway is anodised into the aluminium, not applied over it. The permanence of this process ensures that the colour does not just ‘sit’ on the surface of the knobs – the colour becomes the surface.

• Ochre – a warm amber tone, suited to kitchens and studies, to unlacquered oak and honed stone.
• Mussel – a muted coastal teal that reads quietly against pale cabinetry and natural materials.
• Pure – an off-white hue that allows the form of the knob to take centre stage.
• Plum – a deep, dusty mauve, perfect for bedrooms and wardrobes.

The Gerrit Giebel Collection, along with Urban Toolshed’s other minimal and graphic ranges, is available online. urbantoolshed.com | @urbantoolshed

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