For designer to create inclusive spaces means to design flexible and multi-purpose spaces aiming at accommodating different needs. TOCCO hardware Collection is designed to offer hardware choices, a commonly considered accessory – but the first object touched to access a space. TOCCO is the first hardware collection made of 316L stainless steel and ECONYL®, 100% regenerated nylon from waste that offers a range of levers and pulls, sustainable, interchangeable and sensory sensitive, with infinite color options and two handle grips, smooth or textured, to meet the tactile and visual preferences.
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY pba collaborated with RainlightSTUDIO and Kay Sargent to deepen our understanding of sensory stimulation in the built environment and how this can impact individuals occupying the space, specifically neurodiverse individuals. Our goal is to offer designers a complete range of door hardware, levers and pulls, giving them the option to choose color and texture to design the most inclusive space for all users. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY The TOCCO Collection grip is made from ECONYL®, 100% regenerated nylon from waste such as fishing nets, old carpets destined for landfills, plastic components and fabric scraps from mills.
As well as being a solution on waste, ECONYL® regenerated nylon is also better when it comes to climate change. It reduces the global warming impact of nylon by up to 90% compared with the material from oil. TOCCO Collection project represents a commitment to sustainability and truly responsible practices. We chose to use ECONYL® regenerated nylon into our products as we support the mission of giving waste material a new life. Everything we do from now on must benefit the planet. The future is circular: from waste, ECONYL® is infinitely recyclable. All products are also designed to be fully disassembled to guarantee recyclability, contribute satisfying credits under LEED, are REACH compliant and offer a Red List Free Declare Label.
The TOCCO line is the perfect affordance, use of cues that aid the user in how to interact with something, for all users. The collection doesn’t intend to propose new design or new fixing methods: we have chosen common designs and standard fixing systems, because the choice of TOCCO has to be an option also in renewal projects, without the need to renew the doors or other pre-existing components. Inclusive choices must also be sustainable; the person and then the environment are at the center. One of the three pilasters of the sustainable development, together with environmental and social, is the economic sustainability.
Economic sustainability refers to practices designed to create the long- term economic development, it is about balancing economic growth and generating profit with the impact on the environment and people. Tocco pulls and levers offer the opportunity to do small adjustment to benefit the inclusivity of the space without wasting existing doors, because they have been designed to be compatible with most door preparations and fixing systems. Biedler Forest Improvement Project.
Category:ProductsYear:2024Designer:Yorgo Lykouria, Rainlight Studio LLC., London, United Kingdom and Kay Sargent, Washington D.C., USAManufacturer:pba SpA., Tezze sul Brenta, Vicenza, Italy