Jaye Design Manhandles Collection

Jaye Design Manhandles Collection cabinet hardware

The Jaye Design Manhandles Collection is the brand's heavier sculptural-pull family, gathering Cari Jaye Sokoloff's larger figurative bronze pieces under a single name. The collection is built around the lost-wax casting method that defines Jaye Design's broader work: each pull begins as a wax original, encased in ceramic, and cast in solid bronze when the wax is melted out. The Manhandles pieces are designed as sculptural objects sized for full drawer fronts rather than small decorative knobs. Rapid Ship items typically ship within 5-10 business days; full made-to-order pieces run longer.

What the collection covers

Manhandles pulls run figurative bronze with visible sculptural form: the pulls carry human hand, arm, and body references rather than abstract geometric profiles. The line reads explicitly as art commission rather than as production hardware. Each piece is finished with a hand-applied bronze surface treatment that gives the line its varied tonal range across the catalog. The lost-wax casting method holds detail resolution at a level higher than production die-casting can match.

Buying considerations

The line is built for kitchens, baths, and built-ins where the cabinet hardware is part of a deliberate art commission rather than a hardware purchase. Buyers value one-of-something here over exact matching across an install. The line is a poor fit for spec builds, rental refreshes, and tightly-coordinated kitchens where every pull must read identical. Plan the schedule around the brand's lead-time windows rather than the other way around. Bronze pulls feel substantially heavier than zinc pulls of the same physical dimensions; verify drawer-front mounting against the additional mass.

Related Jaye Design collections

For the brand's most-recognized commissioned collection, see the Hearst Castle Collection. For smaller-scale Jaye Design pieces that pair with the Manhandles pulls, the Accents Collection sits adjacent. Browse the full Jaye Design brand page.