Optimising Space – Blum Cabinet Solutions

Words by Sarah Sivaraman

Contemporary kitchens are not only the most important functional area of the home – they are open, social spaces designed with entertaining in mind. Responding to the design challenge this poses, Blum storage solutions seamlessly make the most of every available space, ensuring kitchens can effortlessly support the competing demands of contemporary life.

To retain the generous, open flow of a modern kitchen, storage must be carefully considered and exactingly executed. Blum’s range of space-saving cabinet solutions address this need, optimising space with ease to offer more storage than would seem possible to the naked eye. Combined with Blum’s extensive range of hinge, box, runner and lift systems, these space-saving solutions offer architects and designers the freedom to create kitchens in aesthetic harmony with the rest of the home – regardless of the size or shape of the room – without compromising on functionality.

To retain the generous, open flow of a modern kitchen, storage must be carefully considered and exactingly executed.

Blum’s SPACE TOWER realises the full potential of a kitchen pantry. Fully extendable drawers enable access from all three sides and mean that items at the farthest reaches of the cabinet are easy to retrieve. SPACE TOWER is highly adaptable and can be designed to varying specifications to best suit the personal storage needs of each household.

SPACE STEP sees the kickboards of a cabinet function as a pull-out plinth. It creates a convenient kitchen aid from an otherwise useless area, allowing easy access to higher cabinets and facilitating benchtop access for the youngest chefs in the family. SPACE STEP opens with a light touch to the front, and the sturdy step slides back to reveal a storage drawer – an invaluable solution for kitchens with limited space.

Blum has combined innovation, quality and design to create a space saving solution for every corner of the contemporary kitchen.

Making use of the often wasted space below countertops and in between larger cabinets is SPACE TWIN, a narrow, fully extendable drawer with a quality motion and a load-bearing capacity of up to 20kgs per cabinet. SPACE TWIN also features low opening forces, lateral stability and soft-close BLUMOTION. Designed with ergonomic workflow in mind, SPACE TWIN is ideal for positioning close to preparation benches and stove tops.

SPACE CORNER is the antithesis of the clunky and difficult to access corner cabinets, typically designed as an afterthought. SPACE CORNER’s fully extendable, angled drawers make use of every inch of space. Designed with user ease and lasting quality in mind, the drawer fronts swing slightly inwards upon opening to protect adjacent cabinets and return to their original position when closed.

Blum’s Under Sink Drawer similarly transforms awkward, underutilised spaces into user friendly, everyday storage. The Sink Drawer is a u-shaped drawer that fits around the underside of the sink and the accompanied piping. This is designed to be the ideal hideaway for cleaning accoutrements, whilst keeping them close at hand. The drawers can be designed to feature hands-free opening and soft-close BLUMOTION.

Blum has combined innovation, quality and design to create space saving solutions for every corner of the contemporary kitchen. Such an offering enables designers, architects, and inhabitants to make the most of spaces, promoting ergonomics and functionality to better respond to how we live now.