Remember the mid-century German photographers Bernd and Hilla Becher? They documented, among other things, industrial architecture.

Industrial designer Roee Ben Yehuda was inspired by the Bechers' work. But instead of industrial architecture, Yehuda chose something closer to hand: Car door handles. He's dedicated an Instagram account to documenting them.

Yehuda described the project in an interview with Portfolio (machine-translated from Hebrew, apologies for any errors):

"The car door handle is an everyday, functional object: it is simply there for the second we need it, and disappears from our sight afterwards. It interested me because during my studies I suddenly realized how much investment goes into its design. I wanted to emphasize the differences between the different handles, to examine the effects of prestige, era, and relationship with the user.

"The handle was a small window into the mind of the designer, into the spirit of the time. Because of its simple function, it was a good platform to examine the differences between the different manufacturers, between the different approaches of the designers and the relationship to the morphology, to the relationship with the user and the design style that has changed over the years."

"And there really were a lot of differences. Material differences: between black plastic that completely breaks the visibility of the vehicle, and chrome, a handle that is painted in the color of the vehicle. Differences in morphology: it is not possible for a Hummer handle to look like a Honda Civic handle (even if they fulfill exactly the same purpose."

"There are manufacturers who understand that the user meets this handle every time he gets into the car, and they will invest in a handle that summarizes the vehicle's DNA - sporty, massive, cute or high-tech. On the other hand, there are manufacturers who say that the handle is made by hand, and you can suddenly see several models that share the exact same handle."

There's plenty more to see here.