Products
Our product pages show an estimated lead time for each item, for example, ships in 2 to 5 business days or made to order in 10 to 20 working days. These timeframes are a guide and can vary by finish, quantity, and current order volumes. If your order is time-critical, contact our team with the product code, finish, and quantity, and we’ll confirm the best available estimate before you purchase.
We do not display live stock quantities online. Instead, each product page provides an estimated lead time based on typical availability. If an item is temporarily unavailable or your order includes made-to-order finishes, your order may be processed as a backorder and dispatched as stock becomes available. For a confirmed ETS, please contact us before ordering.
If an item is not available for immediate dispatch, we’ll contact you with an updated estimated dispatch timeframe. You can choose to proceed, amend the order, or split the order for part shipment.
All products are designed in Australia and most of our products are manufactured in our Melbourne factory. Some heavy forging and casting are mainly done off shore in various countries, but all products are assembled, plated and polished in Australia to ensure we deliver quality product and offer you 100% satisfaction.
Product samples can be ordered by calling our Sales team on +61 3 9300 8888 or by submitting an order request via email to sales@designerdoorware.com.au
Depending on the product, your handles will typically be made from brass, stainless steel or timber.
The majority of Designer Doorware handles are made from brass. As a material, it provides the greatest custom design capabilities. It’s surface properties also allow brass handles to be finished in a wide variety of Special Finishes too.
Stainless steel products come in one of two available grades – 304 stainless steel and 316 stainless steel. Both varieties are highly resistant to wear and tear. However, 316 stainless steel is classed as a Marine Grade steel to make it very corrosion-resistant.
Generally, our timber products are made from Victorian Ash or Tasmanian Oak and sourced from AFS (Australian Forestry Standard) or PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) timber. A number of other timber species such as Spotted Gum are available upon request by sending us an email to sales@designerdoorware.com.au
For Australian fittings, if you are standing on the inside of the door and the door handle is to be fitted on the right-hand-side, then a ‘right hand internal’ door handle is required. If it is on the left, then a ‘left hand internal’ door handle is required. Either of these will dictate that the other half of the door handle set is an external handle on the opposite side. See next question for further clarification of Designer Doorware’s door lever on plate handing.
For Australian fittings, if you are standing on the inside of the door and the door handle is to be fitted on the right hand side, then a 'right hand internal' door handle and plate is required and must be coupled with a 'left hand external' door handele and plate, as per the diagram below.
If you are standing on the inside of the door and the door handle to be fitted is on the left, then a 'left hand internal' door handle and plate is required, along with a 'right hand external' door handle and plate.
Our door handle levers can be fitted to any sliding or pivot doors, cupboards or gates made out of various materials including aluminum, steel, wood, semi- solid, solid and hollow core doors. On some aluminum doors and frames, we will need to modify the lever so that it does not interfere with the aluminum frame, as the backset may be very narrow. This will avoid the handle hitting the frame as the door opens.
For product pricing, please use our online selection tool and request a quote online. Alternatively, please speak directly with a Designer Doorware sales representative on +613 9300 8888 or email sales@designerdoorware.com.au.
Depending on your project’s scale, product type specified and product availability, we may be able to offer customers a trade discount on the cost of their order.
Custom Design
We begin our custom designs with your ideas and follow an easy step-by-step process. See our Bespoke Design Service and check out our Custom Products pages for more details.
Standard custom hardware: up to 20 working days from approval. Complex or high-volume projects: up to 8 weeks. This includes design, prototyping, manufacturing and finishing. The 3D printed prototype stage typically takes up to 1 week.
There is no minimum order. We have manufactured single bespoke pieces for residential projects and hundreds of units for commercial developments. The process is the same regardless of quantity.
Yes. Send us a photo, a sketch, or the physical piece itself. Our design team will reverse-engineer it and produce detailed drawings for your approval before manufacturing.
That is how most custom projects start. A sketch on paper, a photo from a hotel lobby, a description of what you want. Our product designers will develop the concept into a fully engineered design.
Design and prototyping costs are typically included in the project when Designer Doorware is manufacturing and supplying the hardware. We will confirm this at the consultation stage.
We manufacture in solid brass, stainless steel (304 and 316 grade), ABS (for prototyping), hardwood, and concrete composites. All custom pieces are available in our full range of PVD and plated finishes.
We print a full-scale model on our in-house 3D printers using ABS. You receive the physical prototype to hold, test the ergonomics, check the proportions, and confirm the design. Only after your written approval do we proceed to manufacturing.
Under 0.25%. This is a direct result of our sign-off drawing and 3D printed prototype process. You approve the exact product before we manufacture it. No surprises.
Finishes
Designer Doorware offers four finish categories to suit every project and aesthetic.
Living Finishes are handcrafted over natural brass and develop a rich patina over time, available in eight options including Antique Brass, Florentine Bronze, Satin Brass, and Oil Rubbed Bronze.
PVD Finishes offer lifetime durability — resistant to corrosion and tarnishing — in four options: Black Satin, Brushed Brass, Weathered Bronze, and Gunmetal.
Powder Coated Colour Finishes come in Black Ace and White Satin as standard, plus a virtually limitless custom colour palette from leading paint brands.
Timber and Concrete finishes offer a truly tactile feel, with American White Oak and Black Walnut in raw or oiled, and a Luna Grey concrete option with custom finishes available on request.
You can also choose any colour from the highest quality powder coat colour finishes by Dulux, Interpon, Jotun.
To learn more, explore our full Finish Range
Standard Finishes cover our most popular options: Polished Chrome, Satin Chrome, Polished Stainless Steel, and Satin Stainless Steel, and are typically quicker to fulfil.
Special Finishes open up a much wider palette, including Antique Brass, Florentine Bronze, Oil Rubbed Bronze, PVD Gunmetal, Powder Coated Colour, and more. If your project calls for a distinctive or signature look, Special Finishes give you the range to achieve it — just allow extra production time.
All our timber products are available in a choice of raw or five specially selected exterior/interior wood stains (Oil, Oak, Teak, Walnut and Charcoal).
Explore the complete swatches here
You can choose your preferred Powder Coated Colour from any one of our three colour suppliers – Dulux, Interpon, Jotun. Visit their websites to browse available colours and then get in touch with a Designer Doorware representative to request colour samples for any colour you wish. To specify your final colour selection or for further expertise on choosing your preferred colour, please contact us on +613 9300 8888 or email sales@designerdoorware.com.au
Currently, some of our most popular finishes include:
• Satin Brass (SBU)
• Satin Black Chrome (SBC)
• Satin Nickel (SN)
• Electro Black Ace (BKA)
We use the highest quality powder coat colour finishes from Dulux, Interpon, Jotun. Visit their websites to browse available colours and request colour samples for any colour you wish.
To discuss your selections with us and for further help and advice call our friendly, specialist consultants on +613 9300 8888 or email us.
Fire Rating
Yes, we have a wide variety of Fire and Disability rated products.
On the Designer Doorware website, look out for the following symbols once you’ve selected a product.
See Below for how these symbols feature on the Designer Doorware website to indicate the Fire or Disability rating that a product is compliant with:
For more information on these ratings, please visit http://www.designerdoorware.com.au/disability-discriminaton-act-daa
Yes, all our brass and stainless levers are fire rated to AS4145.2
Yes, all our door closers are to Australian Standard AS4145.2
Yes, our ML and NS series are fire rated to AS4145.2
Yes, please email us here your request, and we will get back to you within 24-48 hours.
