STARTED FROM NECESSITY
When Stefan Andrén moved to Portland from Milan in 2003, he couldn’t find a house he liked—so he designed his own. A lot of effort went into using every square foot as efficiently as possible and sliding doors as a concept fit his vision. They are inherently more space-efficient than traditional hinged doors, and create extremely flexible spaces. However, there wasn’t anything on the market that was right, so he put his industrial design background to use and made his own.
MODERN INDUSTRIAL SLIDING DOOR HARDWARE HITS A NERVE
His house, Skybox, was featured in Dwell in April of 2006. The response to the article overall—and to the sliding door hardware in particular—was overwhelming. Hopeful customers began contacting Andrén to source the sliding door hardware from Skybox for their own architectural projects. When months passed without any slack in the demand, Andrén began entertaining the idea for a company specializing in premium sliding door hardware systems that borrowed on the rugged quality of their utilitarian ancestors and the clean, simple aesthetic of modern architecture. Krownlab was born.
THE PROOF IS IN THE PRODUCT
Over two years passed between the first prospective customers contacting Andrén and the launch of the initial commercial product line for Krownlab. During that first year, Andrén rented a tiny space in an old warehouse and got to work. Now, Krownlab is a thriving young company in a [building of our own][1]. We design and engineer high-end architectural hardware for commercial and residential interiors. We combine rigorous testing, cutting-edge manufacturing, and a foundation rooted in industrial design to deliver first-rate product solutions to some of the most impressive architectural projects around the world.
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PDX BORN + BRED
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ENVIRONMENT
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ETHOS
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PDX BORN + BRED
