Modern/High End Hardware stores

Here%26#39;s an obscure question for the experts... Where in central Paris can I find a hardware store that would have modern chrome cabinet handles??? Phillipe Starck type designs not Versailles-esque!

My bathroom vanity cabinet came from Italy with the holes for handles drilled (they werent supposed to) and I%26#39;d love to find replacement handles in Paris. They%26#39;re 160mm, so very hard to find in the US.

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It%26#39;s always worth looking in Bazaar de Hotel de Ville (BHV) - you never know what you might find in their basement hardware department - we%26#39;ve spent many a happy hour browsing to buy hard to come buy items:

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There are several stores with fairly high end bathroom and kitchen cabinets and fixtures on bd Saint Germain, especially toward the bd St Michel end - they likely would have at least catalogs with various handles, and could help you locate sources.

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BHV also has cabinet handles on the 5th floor.

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Hotel De Ville is definitely on my list... Thank you for the other suggestions B.T.

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For your information, Ikea has quite a few kitchen door handles 160 mm. I know it isn%26#39;t Starck, but it might be worth a look! Their assortment differs per country - from their online catalog, I got the impression that they have more 160mm handles in Europe than in the US.

You can check out their assortment online: www.ikea.fr

Go to %26quot;Cuisine%26quot; --%26gt; Accessoires cuisine --%26gt; Boutons et poignées

%26quot;Espacement des trous%26quot; indicates the distance between the holes.

You could also try the Leroy Merlin hardware store - They have a store in Paris, very close to the Centre Pompidou. They also have an online catalog: www.leroymerlin.fr (I saw only one or two modern design chrome handles with a 160 mm %26quot;entraxe%26quot;, as they call it there, but maybe it%26#39;s just what you like).

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Danku Vel!

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BHV would be my first choice also, but have you tried Gracious Home in Manhattan?

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I got some gorgeous ones at the Quincaillerie on the Blvd. St. Germain (I believe the place was called %26quot;La Quincaillerie%26quot;)...it is very close to the very end of the Blvd St. Germain, near the Institut du Monde Arabe. THey had HUNDREDS of cool knobs.

Les

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Find them here:

http://www.laquincaillerie.com/

It looks very cool.

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Gracious Home and Simons (which is way better than Gracious Home - 2 stores full of handles and knobs). I settled on ones from Simons, but dont love them!

They dont have to be Philippe Starck - was just using that as an example of the style I was seeking...