SPIRA Solid Brass Knob

The SPIRA Knob is a sphere of solid brass, 24mm across, polished to a mirror. It is the simplest shape in cabinet hardware and one of the hardest to get right: a ball this small has nowhere to hide a soft edge or an uneven finish, so it has to be machined true and polished all the way round. On a door it reads as a single bright point, and in a row along a run of drawers it sets a quiet rhythm that suits almost any kitchen.

It weighs 62g, more than you expect from something so small, and the round form sits in the fingertips rather than the palm, which makes it the knob for drawers, small cupboard doors and furniture. It belongs to the SPIRA family, whose bar handles end in the same turned spires as the SPIRA door hinges, and the plain ball is the quiet note that lets those details stand out.

Three finishes

Polished Brass (PVD) is a bright mirror gold under a hard PVD coating, so it keeps its shine without polishing. Polished Unlacquered Brass is the same bright gold with nothing over the metal, so it slowly warms and darkens with handling, the way old brass does. Polished Chrome is a cool mirror silver for white, grey and black kitchens.

Where it works best

• Kitchen drawers and small cupboard doors, with SPIRA bar handles on the larger doors
• Bedside tables, dressing tables and chests of drawers
• Bathroom vanities and mirrored cabinets
• Gloss and lacquered furniture, where a mirror finish suits the surface
• IKEA METOD, PAX and BESTÅ fronts, in a single existing knob hole

Fitting

Each knob comes with an M4 x 25mm machine screw, fitted from the back of the front into the thread in the ball. It is a single fixing, so it drops into any existing knob hole. Longer screws for thicker fronts are available on request. Sold individually, made to order, with a 10-year warranty against manufacturing defects.