To keep up with design trends and quality standards, hardware has evolved beyond just the simple pivot hinge to include more possibilities that suit different spatial needs and lifestyle habits.
To keep up with design trends and quality standards, hardware has evolved beyond just the simple pivot hinge to include more possibilities that suit different spatial needs and lifestyle habits.
This type of system, pivoted from near the top of the cabinet, swings up and over it, as well as any protruding mouldings or built-in lighting.
It can support heavier cabinet doors, too.
This opens the cabinet door upwards on a pivot point, and locks at certain angles to stays open at a fixed position while you retrieve things. Systems, such as Hafele’s Free Flap and Blum’s Aventos HK, also cater to smaller, shallower cabinets; for example, those filling the gap above refrigerators.
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