Sugatsune Olympia Concealed Hinge for Flush Inset Doors in Nickel

The Sugatsune Olympia 360-26-0T is a free-swinging concealed hinge built for inset cabinet doors on both face-frame and frameless cabinets, finished in Nickel for a clean, neutral look that pairs naturally with most hardware specifications.

Key Features

• Free-swinging motion keeps the door positioned exactly where it is set, with no spring or damper to resist the user's hand.
• Inset geometry holds a door flush inside the cabinet opening with an even reveal on all sides.
• 93 degree opening angle provides the correct swing clearance for a closely fitted inset door.
• Full crank arm with 35mm cup carries the inset door position and bores into a standard 35mm hole with 45mm spacing.
• Nickel finish on steel offers a refined, consistent appearance well suited to kitchen, bath, and furniture work.
• Screw-on mounting fastens the hinge directly to the cabinet without a clip system, for a secure, permanent connection.

The Right Motion for Inset Doors

Inset doors sit inside the cabinet opening rather than over it, presenting a tight, even reveal on all four sides. That fit demands precise hinging, and free-swinging motion is the correct choice when the door pairs with a push-to-open mechanism, a magnetic catch, or a handle-less design where a self-closing spring would fight the latch. This hinge holds the door where the user leaves it, relying on the catch or latch to keep it closed rather than a spring. The 93 degree opening angle is the swing that lets an inset door clear the opening cleanly without striking the adjacent cabinet face or a narrow stile.

The 35mm cup bores into the back of the door at standard depth. The hinge arm then connects to a separate base plate mounted on the cabinet, ordered separately and matched to your cabinet construction. For face-frame cabinets, a face-frame plate mounts to the stile. For frameless boxes, a wing or straight plate fastens to the side panel. The screw-on connection at the plate is fixed rather than clip-on, which suits applications where a permanent, non-detachable installation is preferred.

Nickel Finish and Steel Construction

The Olympia hinge is plated steel with a Nickel finish. Nickel is a practical specification anchor: it coordinates easily with brushed and satin metal hardware, reads as neutral against both warm and cool cabinet finishes, and holds up well in the regular-use conditions of a kitchen or bath. For design work where hardware finish is a specified detail, Nickel fits without requiring finish substitution across the cabinet package. The Olympia series carries the build quality Sugatsune is known for in precision-fit applications.

Where This Hinge Fits the Job

This hinge suits designers, cabinet shops, and finish carpenters who are building or specifying flush inset cabinetry and need a hinge that does not impose motion on the door. It works on face-frame and frameless boxes, which makes it a single-SKU specification across mixed cabinet runs. Maximum door thickness is 25/32 inch, so it is sized for standard inset doors rather than thick slab fronts. The weight rating covers doors within the standard load range for this cup size; check the Sugatsune load table for hinge count on heavier or taller doors.

If a project calls for a damped, cushioned close rather than free-swinging motion, a separate soft-close adapter or a soft-close version of this series is the path. This SKU is free-swinging only.

Common Questions

Precision Inset Work, Finished in Nickel

Specify this hinge when the design calls for flush inset doors that hold position without spring resistance, on either face-frame or frameless cabinets, with a Nickel finish that coordinates cleanly across the full hardware package.