modern entry door handle + lockset  

if you are
looking for a company that makes doorhandles made by famous designers; check out FSB
http://www.fsb.de/English/

May I suggest...
Knud Holscher's d-line.
As many scandinavian architects/designers Knud Holscher, or should I write professor Knud holscher knows how to cross the borders between the different disciplines.
Most hardware is designed by designers and the inevitable result seems to be a product, whereas Knud Holscher understands that it is not a product, it is a part of the architecture and should be treated as such.
http://www.dline.dk

Baldwin
I have the Baldwin San Diego lockset. Very clean and modern and superbly well made:

Hi James
...and probably more available on the north American market than d-line.
It looks very good, in fact, it hardly hides it's original inspiration. My only (two) problems are the typical north american round knobs (do people always have such a ferm grip and at least one hand free) and the other are the oh! so visible screws on the plate...God (beauty, for atheïsts like myself) is in the details...but yes, I could live with it.

Thank god!
Another atheist!
dog is great, dog is good and they thank us for their food...amen...

Mine goes like this...god is...
Mine goes like this...god is fake, santa too, let us thank HIM for our food. amen.

Man
invented the knob; dog invented the lever !
Lever is good. . .elegant, and as Koen implies, easier to use.

Yet another non-believer who loves good hardware...
I'm more of an earth based spiritualist myself, tree is great rock is good...that sort of thing...
I have a lot of doors in my abode, and byin good hardware can destroy a budget. So I went industrial, stainless and cost effective. I put the same hardware (including hinges) on all my doors interior or exterior and they've held up really well. I used some of the perfect orb knobs (the ones shown are flattened, but mine are completely spherical, which I think give a better grip)and some lever sets depending on the location. Deadbolts for entryways instead of keyed knobs. I got a Blomus SS house number from my sib for xmas that works well with the hardware and I've picked out a sleek new doorbell that is also ontrack, its a simple circular design with a lighted white silicone button. If I could ever flippin' figure out how to post photos reliably I'm add them
http://www.handlesets.com/index.cfm?page=search:browse&categoryID=603&ma...