Corner cabinets don’t have to live a shadowy existence. Ninka is convinced of this. With „Trigon“ and „Qanto“, the specialist for plastic moulding and surface finishing has developed two organisational solutions that make optimum use of the often difficult-to-access storage space in corner base units and are within easy reach of the user. Ninka has redefined its requirements for these products for Interzum 2025. They are geared towards the constant megatrends of individualisation and sustainability.
With „Trigon“, Ninka has once again reinvented the kitchen corner. It is based on a standardised fitting that is used for all versions and cabinet widths. The turn-and-slide shelves, each of which can hold up to 25 kg, make optimum use of the space – not only in corner base units, but also in end units of a kitchen unit. Ninka has now subjected the fitting to an extensive optimisation process. As a result, manufacturers and users benefit from easy handling, greater stability and intuitive installation.
Transparent sustainability
With „Trigon 2.0“, customers now also get a product with a significantly reduced carbon footprint. To achieve this, the new swivel-and-slide shelves are made from 100 per cent recycled post-consumer waste, which is obtained in an energy-efficient way by grinding. The purity of the material, its complete recyclability and production using the injection moulding process put it well ahead of comparable metal products in the „cradle-to-grave „* assessment: „We therefore consume 18 kg less CO2 per cabinet with two shelves and achieve an 80 percent CO2 saving,“ explains Dr Johann-Peter Wulf, Managing Partner of Ninka.
As a bar or spice depot: customise your storage lift
As a concealed kitchen lift in a square shape, „Qanto“ opens up the full storage space in kitchen corners, islands and rows, as well as in living room base units. The factory-prepared complete base unit is simply put into operation via „Plug & Play“. With the help of a configurator at https://ninka.zone/qanto/konfigurator.php convenience and design can now be customised.
Two or three shelves are available as options. The „Spice Qanto“ application, equipped with three trays, is new. Within easy reach right next to a hob in a kitchen unit, the lower shelf can hold tall oil and vinegar bottles and spice mills, while the middle shelf, which is only half the size, can hold numerous small spice jars.
With two shelves, the lower one can be designed as a pull-out on which heavy kitchen utensils can be firmly positioned and easily pulled into their utilisation position on the worktop and put directly into operation thanks to the optional integrated socket. The worktop design can also be continued on an adapter plate so that the retracted „Qanto“ blends in with the surrounding worktop. Additional features include LED interior lighting and various shelf colours.
* Alongside cradle-to-grave, cradle-to-grave is an approach for calculating the product carbon footprint (PCF). While cradle-to-gate considers the environmental impact of a product from the extraction of raw materials to the point at which the product leaves the manufacturer’s factory gate, cradle-to-grave extends the consideration to the entire life cycle of a product, including the use and disposal phase. This enables a complete assessment of the environmental impact from production to final disposal.
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Caption 1: With "Trigon 2.0", customers now also get a product with a significantly reduced carbon footprint. To achieve this, the new swivel-and-slide shelves are made from 100 per cent recycled post-consumer waste. Photo: Ninka
Caption 2: The "Qanto" complete base unit can be customised in terms of convenience and design with the help of a configurator. The "Spice Qanto" application, equipped with three trays, is new, conveniently located right next to a hob in a kitchen unit. Photo: Ninka
Caption 3: In a "Qanto" equipped with two shelves, the lower one can be designed as a pull-out on which heavy kitchen utensils can be firmly positioned and easily pulled into their utilisation position on the worktop and put directly into operation thanks to the optional integrated socket. Photo: Ninka 
