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Square wine ewer with coiling dragon as spout and handle, anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1899, China, Qing Dynasty, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Square wine ewer with coiling dragon as spout and handle, anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1899, China, Qing Dynasty, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Week 15 - Episode 78 - Get a Grip

April 29, 2019

How do you hold, carry, bear or wield something which is sharp, hot, slippery, large wet or otherwise impossible to get a grip on?

You use a handle.

It’s incredible how many handles you handle throughout the day.

They’re on teapots, handbags, hammers.

They help you pull out drawers, stay up straight in public transport, carry an umbrella.

Life would be rather hard to handle without handles.

And many times, in addition to helping you hold something, they are beautifully designed, merging form and function, as in the gorgeous Chinese dragon handle above.

Today, start spotting those handy handles. And capture them.

Share them using the hashtag #kramerseye on Twitter or Instagram.

Listen to today’s podcast.

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