Spotlight | Baldur by Krownlab

Rustic barn aesthetics have had a great run in interiors of the past several years, in residential and commercial markets alike. But, as with many trends, the best-case scenario often lies in iterations of the design that take a more thoughtful, down-played approach in combination with other influences. A new hardware product called Baldur will inspire designers and clients who want to push past the rustic barn aesthetic to modern designs that feel fresh, yet still retain all the good feels that oversized sliding doors and large-scale wood floors can offer. Baldur, by Portland-based architectural hardware designer and manufacturer Krownlab, is a versatile, hubless sliding-door hardware system for commercial and large residential interiors. Baldur’s sleek-factor is high. Rather than making a wheel that has a small bearing inside of it, Krownlab designers instead fashioned a wheel out of a massive custom bearing four inches in diameter, leaving the center open. …