GERMANY – Häcker Kitchens has developed a modern shelving system with sliding for both base and wall cabinets. 

Depending on the model, one or two sliding doors move across the front of the shelves on a single track – creating a combination of open and closed areas that can be varied effortlessly and translates the modern, spacious look and feel of the interior architecture into the furnishings. Fitted with dampers on both sides, the sliding doors are also equipped with a follower function as a standard feature, allowing two front panels to be pushed aside at once. For planners and interior designers, the system opens up a host of possibilities: the shelf elements can easily be positioned one on top of the other – with perfectly matched joins.

The owner-run family company has provided plenty of scope for individual design options too: the shelves are available in over 80 colors or finishes and can be combined with virtually any range from the classic or Systemat lines. The initial response to the shelving system at the in-house exhibition in 2015 was positive in every respect: “Every single dealer we spoke to was impressed with the new shelf – not just the way it looks but its functionality too: we attached a great deal of importance to getting the damping right,” says Sales and Marketing Director Markus Sander.