Du Verre

Du Verre recycled-aluminum contemporary cabinet hardware

Du Verre commissions contemporary cabinet hardware from independent designers and produces it in precision die-cast 100% recycled aluminum, an explicit environmental position that is rare in this category. The brand was founded by partners Gina Lubin and Gavin McLean, who collaborate with outside designers and craftspeople rather than running an in-house design team. The company is based in Toronto and ships from a Buffalo, New York warehouse for U.S. customers. Hardware ships from stock; most orders land within 1-2 business days. The catalog is deliberately curated rather than broad.

Collections worth knowing

The Forged 3 and Forged 2 collections cover the brand's hand-forged-look pulls and knobs, with visible surface texture and hammer-mark detailing. The Pomegranate collection is one of the brand's most recognizable figurative lines. Banded, Twig, Pinch, Acanthus, Dee Dee, Bow, Stacked, Rio, and Wave round out the catalog. Each comes from a different commissioned designer and carries its own visual signature.

What die-cast recycled aluminum buys you

Recycled aluminum is lighter than zinc or brass at the same dimensions. That matters when a pull is going on a thin cabinet door or a lightweight drawer face. The finish behavior is also different: aluminum takes anodized and powder-coated finishes well, and the surface holds those finishes durably. Style coverage is almost entirely contemporary and artisan-modern. This is not the brand to choose for traditional or farmhouse kitchens.

When Du Verre fits a project

Choose Du Verre when the kitchen, bath, or built-in is leaning contemporary, when the buyer cares about commissioned-designer work, and when recycled material is part of the spec story. The catalog reads well in modern lofts, mid-century renovations, and any room where the hardware is meant to function as a discrete design statement. Sizing covers the standard center-to-center spacings on most pulls, with some longer European spacings in the contemporary lines. Order a sample if you're matching an existing finish; anodized and powder-coated aluminum reads differently than plated brass under the same lighting.