Brighthandle design by Alexander Lervik

A door-handle that communicates with colored light

The areas of application are endless; lavatories, hotels, cruiseships and conferencerooms to name a few.

In a hotel the colors can signify different things; red – ‘ do not disturb ‘, green – ‘ cleaning please ‘, yellow – ‘ roomservice ‘. In a restroom red means occupied and green means vacant.

Further, the door-handle provides an important safety feature. In case of fire in a hotel, the door-handle will lead the distressed to safety. The door-handle will flash a green light on those doors leading to an emergency exit and display a red light on misleading doors.

The construction is simple; A powerful diode is placed in the bolt, from there the light is transported through fibre optics out to the door-handle. This ensures that there is no electricity in the handle itself. Mains or battery supplies the power of the diode.

Brighthandle, the luminous door handle that communicates with coloured light, was first launched at the Furniture Fair in Milano in 2001. It received great response, and almost a thousand people from 43 countries showed interest in purchasing the door handle. Brighthandle was awarded “Hardware product of the year” by an American magazine and featured in magazines all over the world.

In the fall of 2001, a company, Brighthandle AB, was formed by Alexander Lervik and Fredrik Arnander to further develop and sell the doorhandle. In July 2006, the company were sold to Assa Abloy, the largest lock producer in the world. The doorhandle is now launched in Europe and the USA.

Product Bright Handle
Producer Assa Abloy
Year 2000