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Creepy Door Knob Handles
Here’s a doorknob I’m not a fan of. The light bulb door handle is designed by Jeong-Sun Park and has an internal generator that illuminates in the dark. My first reaction was “Wait… doesn’t it get really hot?” but apparently that’s not the case. However, this is not exactly one of your typical kitchen cabinet knobs; it’s designed for the bathroom to guide you at night. But if your road to the bathroom is so dark you can’t even see the handle, I imagine a floating orb of light in the midst of darkness is just going to be scary.
Another piece of door knob hardware I found extraordinarily creepy is the fingerprint handle from designer Philip Watts. The iamge I got from this was red-hot hands that actually burned into the metal, which then brought me to the image of a convict burning his fignernails off… what can I say, I’m twisted. Besides, I can’t imagine the grip on that is very comforting either, as I’d probably try to fit my fingertips in the slots perfectly every time and just end up hurting myself.
As far as brass door knobs go, this has got to be one of the creepiest. At first I thought it was cool looking, and thought it was a neat idea that would make.
Then I started imagining some living, breathing, killer house, where the hand-shaped door handle actually reaches out and grabs you. Not a very comforting thought at all, and the truth is, once that thought popped in my head, it wasn’t going away.
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