Anthracite Steel Drawer System Built for Dark-Interior Kitchen Cabinetry

The AvanTech YOU drawer system from Hettich delivers a complete 450mm (nominal length) steel drawer set in an Anthracite finish, sized at 101mm side height. Designed for production kitchen and bath cabinetry, this system pairs steel drawer sides with integrated runners so the structure and the glide arrive together as one engineered unit.

Key Features

• Anthracite finish on steel sides — a dark, near-matte tone that coordinates with black interior fittings and dark laminate drawer boxes.
• 101mm side height — the right profile for standard utensil and cutlery drawers without adding unnecessary bulk to shallow upper-cabinet drawers.
• 450mm nominal length — sized for moderate-depth base cabinets, pairing with cabinet depths commonly in the 500–550mm range.
• Steel construction — the double-walled side profiles carry the load and conceal fasteners for a clean interior face.
• AvanTech YOU system architecture — sides, runners, and front fixings are engineered together, so every component fits without modification.

Where This Drawer System Works

A 101mm side height at 450mm nominal length is the workhorse combination for upper-zone base-cabinet drawers: cutlery drawers just below the countertop, spice and condiment drawers flanking the range, and shallow organizer drawers in island cabinetry. The Anthracite finish makes this set a natural fit for contemporary dark-interior kitchens — where a white or silver system would read as a visual break against black or charcoal laminate sides. Cabinet shops speccing a two-tone or all-dark interior get a consistent finish across the drawer box walls without painting or wrapping a wood box.

The 450mm nominal length suits base cabinets with a net interior depth of roughly 450–500mm after accounting for the door and rear-wall clearances specified in Hettich's installation instructions. For deeper cabinets, AvanTech YOU is available in longer nominal lengths — choose the length that matches the cabinet, not the one nearest in the catalog.

Construction and Finish Details

AvanTech YOU drawer sides are steel, double-walled, with all fasteners hidden behind the inner wall so the drawer interior presents a smooth face from front to back. The Anthracite color is applied to the steel profiles; it is a dark charcoal tone, distinct from a glossy black and distinct from a warm gray — specifiers working from finish boards should verify the Anthracite swatch against actual Hettich samples before committing a full kitchen run. The bottom panel and the drawer front are supplied by the cabinet shop; the system includes the sides, runners, and the front fixing hardware needed to hang and adjust the front.

Who Orders This System

Cabinet shops running production kitchens in contemporary or transitional styles reach for AvanTech YOU when the client brief calls for handle-less or minimal-hardware fronts and a dark interior. Designers speccing European-style frameless cabinetry will find the 101mm height and 450mm length combination a reliable standard-drawer specification that works across most base-cabinet widths. Installers and finish carpenters sourcing for a replacement or a phased install can match an existing Anthracite AvanTech YOU run without custom ordering, provided the nominal length and height match.

A Dark-Finish Drawer System That Works as Hard as It Looks

For shops and installers building contemporary dark-interior cabinetry, the AvanTech YOU 101mm Anthracite set at 450mm delivers a finish-coordinated, structurally complete drawer in one order — no painting, no wrapping, no mismatched hardware.