It was due to his artistic talent and his interest in architecture and design that he decided to design and construct a residence in vienna for his sister margarethe in 1926 1928.
Ludwig wittgenstein door handle.
His original creations included this pair of door handles fashioned from a round rod especially for this house.
To enable fittings to be attached to narrow stiles whilst avoiding hands getting caught between slamming face and door jamb in the 1920s the philosopher ludwig wittgenstein had a cranked door handle made for the slamming face to his own drawings that he combined with an uncranked male lever handle on the leading face.
Designer ludwig wittgenstein design.
It took him a year to design the door handles and another to design the radiators.
Door handle ludwig wittgenstein.
Design consists of one straight and one curved handle a b.
Door and window handles designed by ludwig wittgenstein ludwig wittgenstein born in 1889 was a famous austrian british philosopher.
Ludwig wittgenstein s handle for the house he designed for his sister in vienna in 1928 is a simple bent metal bar with one of the pair kinked to accommodate a portion of frame for the french doors it was designed for.
Waugh writes that margaret eventually refused to pay for the changes wittgenstein kept demanding so he bought himself a lottery ticket in the hope of paying for things that way.