Material, Form and Color:
FSB Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier® completes the trio of elements of outstanding design

By adding Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier® to its portfolio, the Brakel-based manufacturer of door and window handles is introducing a wealth of new design options. Carefully considered, the interaction of material, form and color gives rise to a quality of design that delights both hand and eye alike. The FSB 1267 product family is now available in the perfectly coordinated architectural colors of Le Corbusier's Polychromie Architecturale. This establishes FSB's position in the network of high-caliber Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier® partners for door and window hardware.

FSB considers fittings for doors and windows to be useful tools, acting as extensions of the human hand. Using them is a tactile experience shaped by form and materiality. In the 1950s, with this in mind, the East-Westphalian company developed its seminal design that is molded to the hand – still a classic today. Created in collaboration with top-notch architects and designers, the highly effective solutions in terms of both form and function literally epitomize the concept of "architecture en miniature". For over 140 years, FSB has refined its metal materials processing to guarantee an unrivalled production quality and surface finish. These features are immediately obvious to the touch. But as touch begins in the mind, they are also a treat for the eye.

Timeless forms. Time for color: FSB + Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier®
The trio of elements for outstanding design now includes color: from today, FSB offers selected aluminum models in a variety of curated shades, giving planners a reliable tool to achieve architectural color palettes and huge creative flexibility in realizing individual aesthetics. Moreover, the network of Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier® partners ensures that color schemes are consistent across products and trades. From wall paint to door and window profiles, right through to furniture and switches, fittings are coordinated or introduce balanced contrasts. The timeless color palette comprises 63 perfectly matching shades inspired by the colors of nature.

Freedom and security: Polychromie Architecturale
Color has a formative influence on architecture. Accordingly, selecting and applying color is a huge responsibility. The colors of Le Corbusier's Polychromie Architecturale give planners the freedom to realize customized color schemes, secure in the knowledge they are taking no chances. All shades are arranged in an overarching system. Harmony can thus be created with ease, while different nuances or levels of intensity invariably produce coordinated results. "Having stood the test of time, Le Corbusier's color palette gives every project an individual look, from the door or window handle to the entire space", says FSB Managing Director Tobias Gockeln. "All shades of the Polychromie Architecturale can be combined with one another. The sophisticated system gives architects plenty of scope for creativity, confident that they are making the right choice, thereby simplifying day-to-day planning", adds Jürgen Hess, FSB's second Managing Director.

FSB 1267 + Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier®
Beyond purely functional aspects, the colors of the Polychromie Architecturale give structure to the space and create atmosphere, blending in harmoniously or accentuating certain areas. Door and window hardware of the FSB 1267 product family and handles facilitate planners' work in this regard. As a tribute to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, FSB 1267 is true to the formal intentions of the door handle designed by the master himself, combining them with the requirements of modern architecture and standards. The universal, timeless aesthetics of the extensive product family make it extremely versatile. Available in Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier®, the FSB 1267 model can be a vivid eye-catcher or concealed in a matching shade. FSB + Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier® offer virtually endless design options for retirement and nursing homes, sports facilities, hotels and the hospitality sector, as well as in the home, from bathrooms to kitchens, halls and children's bedrooms.

About FSB
FSB is a global byword for door and window handles of supreme aesthetic and functional quality. Moreover, specialist expertise amassed over the past 140 years and more has given rise to fixture and fitting systems that make it easier for those with reduced mobility to negotiate interior spaces. Invariably made in Germany, they are the products of choice for architects and builders thanks to FSB's outstanding design expertise and profound understanding of the requirements of modern construction. FSB caters to every aspect of handle culture for built spaces from a single source.