Which door handle for an office?

How to choose the best door handle for your office?

With the widespread adoption of remote working, the home office has regained its full importance! To work well from home, it is better to set up a practical, comfortable and pleasant space! 

Whether you want it cosy or minimalist, your office deserves careful decoration. Beyond the furniture, lighting and other supplies, door handles offer wonderful, simple and effective possibilities for adding style to your office! 

The door handle, a functional fitting, is now a true decorative accessory that enhances every room in your home, from the kitchen to your office. Installing this small accessory — made up of a plate, a lever and a rose — will very easily add an aesthetic touch to your interior. 

Which door handle should you choose for your office?

Whatever your decoration style, you can now easily choose the new door handle for your office, whatever its style! 

1. Decoration for a minimalist office – a futuristic door handle

Well organised and uncluttered, your minimalist-decorated office is the ideal place for work, where every object is chosen for its functionality. A lamp to light the computer, a pencil pot — only the essentials are kept to leave space. Discover the modern door handles that will integrate perfectly into this decoration style.

LINE JUMELLE range – minimalist door handles

Colours: black or polished chrome/gunmetal  

Material: zamak

This original door handle integrates ideally into the decoration of a minimalist office. This model offers clean lines. The modernity of its design and its streamlined look combine beautifully. Its round plate and the slenderness of its lever make it particularly elegant. Made from zamak (an alloy of zinc and aluminium), this door handle is both stylish and durable.

This premium product is available in two colours – black and two-tone chrome/gunmetal – finishes that allow you to dress a modern and minimalist interior. 

Door handle VERUM LIEVE – the futuristic handle

Finish: white, black, polished or brushed chrome, gold, bronze

Material: zamak

This minimalist door handle is exceptional as it is a plateless door handle. Both clean-lined and finely designed, this ultra-slim interior handle is a true work of art that will dress your doors with purity and style. Its atypical elegance will accentuate the modern and chic look of your office. 

2. The workshop-style office: industrial-style door handles

The workshop or New York loft-style office combines the wood of furniture or parquet flooring, dark colours (black or dark grey), a brick wall and a glass partition with a metal structure featuring industrial accents.

Anthracite grey and black are the dominant colours. Reinforce the industrial look by fitting your doors with handles that will accentuate the ultra-modern character. 

The interior door handle for a workshop look – Model Warna 

Colours: black, white, satin or polished chrome, gunmetal, copper and gold

Material: zamak

This door handle with a pronounced industrial character, particularly in polished chrome and gunmetal finishes, will enhance a workshop-style office. Its square plate and the soberness of its lines are accentuated by the white silver reflections. Made from zamak (an alloy of zinc, copper and aluminium), its 7 luxury finishes are impeccable. 

The roses with lock (key lock or privacy bolt) will add to the industrial look of this exceptional product.

The industrial door handle – Ref model Etna

Colours: black, titanium, polished and satin chrome

Material: zamak

The clean, structured lines of the lever of this ultra-contemporary door handle will reinforce the industrial feel of your office. The available finishes will integrate ideally into a workshop-style decoration. Fixed on its square plate, this model stands out as the ideal door handle to perfect the décor of your industrial office.

An industrial office may have been designed with a glass partition or removable partition delimited by a sliding door, ideal for optimising space and the architecture of the home while creating a resolutely contemporary décor. 

3. An office with a sliding door

A sliding door is installed when we need to save space. This is how you can create a kitchen area separate from the living room or an office. 

The sliding door also plays a decorative role. Many models of pocket doors (which are recessed into the wall) or surface-mounted sliding doors (which slide along the wall surface) clearly add a distinctive character to your interior. Fit your sliding door with design recessed handles!

Another type of handle, sliding door handles have been widely modernised and offer decorative solutions that suit all styles.

Recessed handles – ref models Colombo

Available in 10 colours, this round handle is ideal for the sliding door of your office. Made from zamak, this quality product is perfect for dressing the pocket sliding door (or surface-mounted) of your contemporary office.

Recessed door handle MANDELLI 1038

Colours: polished chrome, satin chrome, gold, satin gold, satin nickel

Material: brass

Its modern and clean look makes this recessed handle an ideal model for enhancing your office sliding door. Made from brass, a quality material, this cup handle suits all decoration styles. Its rectangular plate pierced with a modern circle allows it to suit all atmospheres.

4. The contemporary office: design door handles

The contemporary office is defined by its modern and convivial character. The decoration plays on contrasts by combining materials such as aluminium and glass, and by contrasting colours. Brightness will be achieved through very light colours such as white or polished chrome, while the furniture will be black or dark.

Go for modern door handles that will reinforce the contemporary look of your workspace!

The elegant door handle – model Mandelli TWEE

Finish: graphite, polished or satin chrome, gold, satin gold, satin nickel

Material: brass

This chic and elegant door handle, with asymmetric geometric lines, fixed on a square plate, is a product born from the imagination of Italian designers, renowned for their good taste.

Ideal for dressing a design office door, this interior handle will enhance your contemporary decoration!

This premium product is made from solid brass: this quality alloy (copper and zinc) is chosen to manufacture precision instruments, clockwork parts or furniture marquetry — this luxury handle more than deserves it!

Remember to add the lock rose (I-key, L-key or privacy bolt locking) available in the same finish (identical plate), which will create a harmonious pair.

The design door handle with voluptuous shapes – Ref Pétunia 

Finish: gold, matt gold, polished chrome

Material: zamak

This design door handle is distinguished by its original aesthetic, the roundness of its shapes and the twisted form of its lever. 

Door hardware designers have chosen to make it from zamak (an alloy of zinc, copper and aluminium), a modern and durable material but above all planet-friendly as it is infinitely recyclable. 

Complete your door fitting with the matching locking rose (with key lock or privacy bolt): the pair will form a harmonious set. Several locking systems are available depending on the rooms you wish to fit (key lock with I-key, L-key or privacy bolt). For your office, a key lock may be sufficient.

5. The classic office: a chic door handle 

The classic office offers a warm atmosphere. The copper tones, wide leather armchairs and thick rugs are designed to be comfortable and elegant. The classic style is distinguished by a sense of richness and chic. Gold or brass door handles will integrate perfectly.  

The chic door handle: ref model DALIA

Finish: gold, matt gold, black, copper, satin chrome, polished chrome

Material: zamak

This chic door handle combines simplicity and elegance. Its round plate and slender lever create a sense of rich voluptuousness. In bright gold or matt gold finish, this handle model brings beauty and grandeur to the doors of your classic office.

The designers have once again chosen zamak (an alloy of zinc, copper and aluminium) to create this sublime door handle. Both beautiful and durable, it will retain the brilliance of the first day. 

To preserve the privacy or security of your office, you can complement this handle with its matching locking rose (key lock or privacy bolt function) in the same finish, which will create a decorative pair.

The elegant door handle: Ref model AZALIA 

Colours: gold, matt gold, black, polished chrome, satin chrome, copper

Material: zamak

The gold finish of this door handle is ideal for adding a luxurious and luminous touch to the doors of your classic office. 

This chic door handle, with its soft line and very slim round plate, is capable of enhancing the doors of your classic office by adding a touch of modernity. 

You can add a locking rose with lock (L-key or bedroom key, I-key, cylinder or privacy bolt) to preserve the privacy or security of your office.

6. The rustic office – wood-effect handles

Wood is the dominant material in the rustic office. Parquet flooring, furniture and why not door handles too? 

Ref "DECO" – door handles with a chic wood-effect look

Finish: gunmetal, polished chrome, satin nickel

Material: aluminium

The combination of aluminium (metal for the plate and the lever surround) and the wood-effect finish produces a style that is both modern and classic!

Available in several wood shades, from the lightest to the darkest, these door handles can easily adapt to all types of interior decoration. They will pair wonderfully with your modern kitchen furniture as well as with the classic furniture in your office.  

You can complement the handles with their rose with lock (privacy bolt or key lock), also made from aluminium. As aluminium is a lightweight, durable and economical material, these door handles offer an excellent value for money.  

The bronze-finish door handle – ref Mandelli Fusilla

A rustic office can also be fitted with bronze-finish door handles. Made from 100% Italian brass, the bronze colour with its aged patina particularly enhances this classic model. Thanks to its refined finish, this door handle will adapt perfectly to classic interiors.

You can add the rose with matching lock if you wish to preserve the privacy of your office.

7. The vintage-style office – retro door handles

Vintage decoration, which blends objects from the 1930s–70s with contemporary pieces, is making a strong comeback in our interiors. Complete your vintage décor with retro chic door handles!

The retro door handle – Ref model ERIS

Finish: leather

Material: zamak

Here is a retro door handle, perfect for enhancing your vintage office. The finely sculpted scrolls and its bronze-effect finish give this door handle its retro character.

This vintage door handle suits all rooms in the home, from the kitchen to the bedrooms, through the living room or an office. 

The vintage door handle – Ref Model Dom MALTA

Colour: Bronze

Material: aluminium

This vintage door handle is a true work of art that will captivate retro look enthusiasts! The shape of the lever with its three slender grooves and the matt bronze finish contribute to creating its baroque character. 

This door handle is made from aluminium, a lightweight and economical material, which offers products in a variety of shapes at an affordable price. This original door handle will fit perfectly in your vintage office.

Think about completing the handle with a matching-finish locking rose (with key lock or privacy bolt): the pair will form a harmonious set.

8. What type of handle should you choose for your office?

The door handle range offers various models that allow you to design any type of interior decoration. It is worth providing a brief overview of the different types of interior handles.

The lever handle 

This is the most common model in our interiors. The handle is made up of a grip that is pressed down to open the door. Several versions of this model exist.

Lever handle on longitudinal plate

This traditional door handle is also enjoying a revival! The fitting on a rectangular escutcheon plate is used to secure the handle and prevent finger-mark smudges. Often chosen for the kitchen door, this model is also perfect for the front door and why not the door to your office. This vintage model can perfectly reinforce a retro atmosphere.

Lever handle on rose

Ref Model Dom Tora (with its locking rose)

The door handle on rose is the more modern and design version of the handle on plate. The escutcheon plate used to fix the handle to the door is more discreet and comes in more diverse shapes. This allows you to compose a perfect decorative pair thanks to the locking rose.

Handles on concealed plate

The fixing plate is fully integrated into the handle. The plate disappears to give way to the aesthetics of the handle.

Ref Model Prisme  

This futuristic handle in a chrome metal finish embodies the modernity of a plateless handle.

The door knob 

The door knob, also known as a round handle, is operated by turning it to the side to open or close the door. Some models offer the fixed knob option, which behaves like a pull handle. 

This door handle model is making a strong comeback in our interior decoration, as it has been widely modernised. Traditional white porcelain now stands alongside polished brass, aluminium or stainless steel. It comes in a variety of shapes, as shown by the knob below! 

The square door knob – Ref model Aegis

The door knob is no longer only round! Here is an illustration with this square knob!

This modern door knob is available in a wide choice of finishes (black, white, matt gold, polished or brushed chrome, stainless steel). It is now possible to find the knob and the lever handle in the same finish.

The main advantage of the knob is that it is easy to install on the entrance door of the room as well as on a piece of office furniture.

The window or French door handle 

Among interior door handles, there are also handles for windows or French doors. 

Modern door hardware makes it possible to match door handles with window handles and even furniture knobs. Several types of door handles allow you to create a complete decorative scheme!

Some door handles come with their matching window handles. Your office decoration will be complete! 

Window handle – Model Mandelli Jet

The pull handle 

Also known as a pull handle, this door handle allows opening by simple pulling. Traditionally made from brass, iron or bronze, this door handle model is now available in modern materials such as zamak, stainless steel or aluminium, which offer durability and quality of finish.

This door handle allows you to create creative decorative sets: fitted vertically on a front door, it can also be installed horizontally on a living room furniture drawer.

Recessed handles

We have already covered handles for sliding doors. These too are available in many finishes such as zamak, aged brass, satin stainless steel or chrome steel. 

Here is an example of a round recessed handle

All types of door handles are true allies for enhancing your interior decoration!

9. What material should you choose for your office door handles?

As with all rooms in the home, the door handles in your office must be both beautiful and above all sturdy, capable of withstanding intensive use! With remote working, you open and close your office door every day and several times a day!

On the practical side, it is better to select materials that are durable and easy to maintain! Zamak, aluminium or brass are often chosen for their many advantages. However, other materials offer good alternatives.

The different materials used for door handles

The material most often favoured by handle designers is zamak. This alloy (of zinc, aluminium, magnesium and copper) is not only durable and malleable, but also virtuous as it is infinitely recyclable. It also allows the creation of very beautiful design door handle models at affordable prices. 

Aluminium and stainless steel (inox) are naturally hygienic and easy-to-shape materials.

Brass is also a very high-quality material reserved for the most finely crafted pieces. You will also find more traditional materials such as wood, ceramic or wrought iron (for exterior doors) which also offer good performance. Nylon is also on the list of materials.

The modern materials used guarantee quality and durability for your door handles and their rose with lock (key or bolt).

Door handles at affordable prices

Of course, price will play a role in your choice of new office door handles. You will find products at every price point within the vast range of door handles. You will notice that many design door handles are offered at very affordable prices! 

Handles that are easy to install on your doors

Let us look at the technical side of fitting handles to your doors. 

If you are handy, you will find it straightforward to install your new door handles. 

If you don't know what a centre distance, a plate, a latch or a cylinder is, don't panic! Installing a pair of handles is within everyone's reach! You will find explanations in the installation manual (included with the free delivery of your products), which explains, in a few steps, how to fit your new handles. 

Whatever your decoration style, take the time to choose the right door handle for your office, whose design will enhance this central room of the home. 

 At an affordable price, requiring no major work, this design hardware accessory adds a decorative touch to every room in your home.

Find all the handles featured in the Milla Poignées shop! Choose your products in just a few clicks (free delivery from €49).

You will also discover many decorative ideas (such as the natural organic essential oil diffuser) that will enhance the atmosphere of the home.

To find out more about the world of door handles, read the articles on our blog: futuristic handles, handles in video, what colour for handles? 

Finally, we invite you to visit the Milla Poignées showroom to discover all the design door handle models!