IL PIZZAIOLO
163 Darebin Rd, Thornbury
Visited: 19th February 2014
Design: Every now and then a door comes along that changes your life, for me, this could be the one. This is the first door I have driven past and wanted to come back just to review the door. Normally I pick a venue I like and go not knowing what to expect. Once I saw this door, I couldn't get it out of my mind and even now weeks after I have been there, I still think about it. I can't stop thinking about it and how it made me feel.
I think I'm in love.
The beautiful rustic rawness of the natural oiled timber and a soft varnish finish to bring out that rich golden quality of the grain and its knots. The fact they have left the cross-hatch blade marks of the saw is recycled brilliance. Sanding back just enough to reveal the softness of the grain and the touch of the craftsman signature. This combined with the black framing and the dark tinted windows allows it to glow, day and night. The rich canary yellow of the slick signage, simply placed to the left so as not deter your view is the ultimate touch. This scene to me could almost be out of the Milan Design Festival, showcasing the best of Italian Design. I found the door to have a significant authority and the bespoke hand beaten curved steel handles added to its substantial weight and feel on the open. An amazing resistance that makes you feel the door upon entering. Silent and smooth, the return to close is like watching the challenger dock at the International Space Station. Two tarnished steel support bars vertically bookend the panels of the door giving it even more strength. With a small stainless steel lock on the left there are no distractions giving you full appreciation of this object and its existence. The back of the door, (interior) keeps its simplicity with another similar door handle and another bespoke handcrafted bolt lock that one would find on a German castle door. Absolutely exceptional.
Wunderbar!!
I think I'm in love.
The beautiful rustic rawness of the natural oiled timber and a soft varnish finish to bring out that rich golden quality of the grain and its knots. The fact they have left the cross-hatch blade marks of the saw is recycled brilliance. Sanding back just enough to reveal the softness of the grain and the touch of the craftsman signature. This combined with the black framing and the dark tinted windows allows it to glow, day and night. The rich canary yellow of the slick signage, simply placed to the left so as not deter your view is the ultimate touch. This scene to me could almost be out of the Milan Design Festival, showcasing the best of Italian Design. I found the door to have a significant authority and the bespoke hand beaten curved steel handles added to its substantial weight and feel on the open. An amazing resistance that makes you feel the door upon entering. Silent and smooth, the return to close is like watching the challenger dock at the International Space Station. Two tarnished steel support bars vertically bookend the panels of the door giving it even more strength. With a small stainless steel lock on the left there are no distractions giving you full appreciation of this object and its existence. The back of the door, (interior) keeps its simplicity with another similar door handle and another bespoke handcrafted bolt lock that one would find on a German castle door. Absolutely exceptional.
Wunderbar!!
Door resistance: 4.5
Closure mechanism: Hydraulic arm
Draft: Minimal
Squeak level: 0
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