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We all know how delicate paint finish is on furniture handles.

Unlike chrome-plating and anodized coating that work really well, paint is more delicate and it is more likely to get damaged in adverse situations.

However, it is impossible to rule out paint finishes, especially with the infinite range of colours available and it adapts to any requirement (in fact, we have dozens of colours created exclusively for some of our...

Production that is based on cheap labour costs, which favours the lack of fundamental human rights, and in a highly polluting industry where cheap furniture handles and accessories are made, of course.

We are well aware of it. In fact, Navarro Azorín had part of its production process in China for a while. During that period of time, having seen the idiosyncrasy of these production systems and the gradual fall in the...

Have a look around you. Yes, now.

I am sure that some of the objects that surround you at the moment have been inspired and are in line with one of the most important trends of the 20^th century world of design, the Bauhaus.

This year 2019 we celebrate the...

Any handle that “looks old” isn’t necessarily a “classic”. Indeed, we often use this term for many different styles and trends, even though they are enormously different from each other and were developed in different periods in history, in Architecture, Painting and Decorative Arts.

The Art-Nouveau style (this was called Modernism in Spain), was an artistic trend at the end of the 19^th century and the...

At Navarro Azorín we work with very special clients. The exclusiveness and the desire to design unique furniture means that leading international furniture design companies look for distinct innovative designs in its knobs and handles.

Although we have almost 300 standard handle and knob references in our catalogue, many of our clients prefer to design them...

What is zamak?

As a professional, we are sure that you have used the word zamak on many occasions (just like we have) to talk about the raw material that many of our handles are made of, but…do you know what zamak is really made of?

ZAMAK is not a metal, strange as it may seem, but rather an alloy whose name is a German acronym of the components that it is made of

Zink...