STAV is built like a rail. A plain round bar runs through two collars, each collar sits on a tapered post, and the ends of the bar stand just proud of the collars, so the handle reads as a rod held in two brackets, the same arrangement as a brass towel rail or a shop display rail, scaled down to a drawer front. STAV is the Scandinavian word for a rod or staff.
It is solid brass all the way through. The bar is 10mm across, slim enough to keep a run of fronts calm and still a full grip for the fingers, and each post tapers from its collar down to a neat 10mm foot. It stands 33mm off the front and has the weight of solid metal: the 200mm handle is 158g, the 500mm appliance length is 360g.
Five finishes
Satin Brass is a warm brushed gold that is forgiving of fingerprints. Antique Brass is darker and browner, and the fine brushed grain that runs round the bar shows through it. Matte Black is a soft, flat black that disappears into dark fronts and stands out on pale ones. Satin Brass / Matte Black puts a black bar on satin brass collars and posts, so the fixings flash gold against a dark rod, the most graphic way to wear it. Polished Unlacquered Brass is bright, raw metal with no lacquer, and it darkens and warms with use.
Six lengths
The 130mm (96mm centres) and 162mm (128mm centres) suit drawers, bedside cabinets and small doors. The 200mm (160mm centres) is the everyday kitchen size for base units and pan drawers, and the 234mm (192mm centres) and 265mm (224mm centres) give a full hand on tall doors and wide drawers. The 500mm (416mm centres) is an appliance pull for integrated fridges, larders and wardrobes. Every length shares the same 33mm depth and 10mm posts, so they mix along one run without a change in line.
Where it works best
- Kitchens where the hardware should read as a line rather than an ornament
- Dark painted or timber cabinets, with the two-tone or Antique Brass
- Bathroom vanities, with the short lengths on drawers and the STAV T-Bar on narrow doors
- Wardrobes and tall larders, with the 500mm on the doors you pull hardest
- Flat-fronted IKEA METOD, PAX and BESTÅ units on standard centres
Fitting
Each handle comes with two M4 x 25mm machine screws, fitted from inside the drawer or door, on standard centres so it drops into existing holes. Longer screws for thicker fronts are available on request. Sold individually, made to order, and covered by our 10-year warranty against manufacturing defects. The STAV T-Bar carries the same collar and post on a single fixing, and the STAV Pull Door Handle takes the shape up to door scale.
