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Stainless steel, built like furniture.

304 or 430 steel, 0.8-1.2 mm, folded and bead-blasted or hairline on our own lines - the zero-formaldehyde line for kitchens that should outlive the trend cycle.

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Stainless steel island in a warm wood kitchen, hairline finish

Why steel

The material that never dates.

Steel doesn't warp, it doesn't yellow, and it doesn't off-gas - a full-steel kitchen measures 0.00 mg/m³ of formaldehyde against the ≤0.05 of our E0 board. It's also the only line where the carcase and the face are the same material, so the reveal lines stay true for decades.

Most "steel cabinets" are a thin skin on a particleboard box. Ours isn't: the box, the island and the frame are all steel, joined by folded edges and fastened with hardware rated to 50,000 cycles.

Steel grade304 (430 on request)
Gauge0.8-1.2 mm, folded edges
FinishHairline or bead-blasted
Formaldehyde0.00 mg/m³

In the detail

Five places the material shows.

Hairline brushed stainless steel pull-out drawer unit — Brushed satin on a pull-out unit - folded edges, no visible seams

Full-height dark steel-grey cabinet run with glass-front niches — The full run in steel grey, tall to the ceiling, lit niches between the doors

Dark steel-grey kitchen island floating before a floor-to-ceiling glass wall — A floating steel-grey island in front of a full glass wall - low and uncluttered

Steel-grey cabinet run with a dark stone waterfall island — The same run, re-finished - steel-grey fronts beside a dark stone island

Grey cabinet run paired with a warm oak wall and built-in oven — Steel-grey run paired with an oak wall - the mixed-material layout

The frame

Aluminium frame from our own profile line.

Doors ride on an aluminium frame profile that we extrude in-house, which keeps the 1.5 mm reveal crisp without visible hinges on a flat slab. Because the frame is our own, lead time on frame changes is days, not the import cycle a third-party profile would take.

It's the same line of thinking as the lacquer range - a structural element we control rather than buy - just in metal instead of paint.

Stainless steel base unit with an integrated sink, drainer and cutting board, installed for a customer.

Spec

What the steel line is built to.

Part	Standard	Your call
Carcase	304 steel, 0.8-1.2 mm, folded edge	430 grade, matte or hairline
Doors	Flat slab on aluminium frame, 1.5 mm reveal	Shaker profile, veneer insert, lacquered face
Island	Multifunction steel base, stone seat clipped in	Integrated sink, knife + cutlery trays
Hardware	Blum, 50,000-cycle, soft-close	Push-open, brass pull
Worktop	Stone or sintered, honed	Stainless continuous-top
MOQ	Mixed orders from 1,500 sq ft - no minimum at the sample stage (how it is set)	-
Board	18 mm E0 plywood, ≤0.05 mg/m³ (GB/T 39600, report SQ2405393) - certificates	-
Sample	Painted sample ships with your first quote - door samples	-

Standard sizes

Every box, in the standard range.

Part	Height	Depth	Width
Base	34½″ box · 36″ finished	24″	9″ - 48″, 3″ steps
Wall	30″ / 36″ / 42″	12″	9″ - 48″, 3″ steps
Tall / pantry	84″ / 90″ / 96″	24″	12″ - 36″

The full spec - toe kick, sink bases, shallow runs, vanity widths - is on the cabinet sizes page. Anything outside the table is itemised on the production list, not quoted off a chart.

Stainless runs are quoted per spec on your drawings - the number lands with the 3D layout, usually within one business day.

Pairings

Steel does its best work next to three materials.

Natural wood veneer panel, book-matched grain

Steel + veneer

A steel frame with book-matched oak doors is the pairing we build most: industrial bones, warm face. The veneer range lives on the finishes page.

Steel + lacquer

Painted fronts on a steel box, any RAL, matte to gloss. The cure schedule is on the lacquer page.

Stone island surface in the showroom kitchen

Steel + stone

A stone seat clipped straight into the steel island frame - no glue line, no shadow gap. Honed marble, sintered or solid surface.

At scale

The steel line, in the room.

The frame comes off our own profile line; the finish is hairline by default, polished on request - same lead time as the painted lines.

Dark kitchen with steel elements and island — Steel and charcoal, the dark read

Dark kitchen with steel island and wine wall — Steel island, wine wall, one run

Bright island in a dark steel room — The bright version, the same box

Cases

Built and shipped.

Modern luxury villa exterior with driveway, Texas

A modern luxury villa, Texas

Whole-house program - marble, stair and pool area on one schedule, delivered 2025.

Two-tone kitchen with charcoal base units, pale fronts and warm wood tall cabinets - design rendering

A whole-home run, UK

Kitchen, baths and closets in one container - steel line paired with painted fronts.

FAQ

Stainless, in plain answers.

Does a steel kitchen actually measure zero formaldehyde?

The steel itself is a metal - there's no adhesive, no melamine, no board to off-gas, so the carcase contribution is zero. Our E0 board (for any mixed runs) tests at ≤0.05 mg/m³ under the EN 717-1 protocol, report SQ2405393, and we attach the report to the contract.

Will it scratch and show fingerprints?

Hairline grain hides handling marks far better than mirror polish, and bead-blasted is the low-glare option for busy kitchens. A soft microfibre cloth is all it needs - no polish, no wax. For a full-steel kitchen the spec sheet carries the finish code so the replacement panels match later.

Can I mix steel with oak or painted fronts?

Yes, and that's the most-ordered configuration. Steel carcase with veneer or lacquered doors keeps the structural benefits while the face reads as the room's material. The finish list is on the finishes page and the paint schedule is on the lacquer page.

Is stainless more expensive than a board kitchen?

Usually, at the same size - the material and the folding work cost more than cutting board. We quote per spec on your drawings, so the number is for your run, not a catalogue price. For a single feature wall or island, steel is a much smaller step up than a full run.

How long does a steel run take to make?

The standard factory lead is 10-14 days for board runs; steel runs typically land at the longer end of that window because of the folding and welding stages. Door-to-door DDP adds 18-22 days to the US West or 15-20 to Sydney. Lacquered steel adds the cure time - see the lacquer page for the schedule.

Further reading - where 304 earns its premium and where 430 is the right call, with the gauge and finish numbers, in the 304 vs 430 guide.

Same box

The other lines on the same carcase.

Oakline

The quiet all-rounder - slim shaker in painted or natural oak, on the E0 box.

Flatstone

No hardware. No compromise - continuous slab fronts with a shadow gap instead of handles.

Fluted

The wall that gets noticed - fluted oak and veneer fronts, grain lines up across doors.

For specifiers

Buying for a client, a portfolio or your own brand?

Volume pricing, OEM/ODM programs and a sample kit - the dealer line answers in your time zone.

Dealer program OEM / ODM

Pricing at a glance

Your number, worked out on your plan.

Made-to-order is priced by size, box construction and finish. We quote per linear foot, duty-paid, against your final drawing - with ocean freight, duty, clearance and delivery inside the number. Your exact, fixed duty-paid (DDP) quote is free - no obligation.

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3D layout and the per-spec number back within one business day.

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