# Custom Furniture Winches The 'MINIWINCH' Door Opening System Makes Cabinets More Streamlined By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2016-03-07 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/opening-system References: [homecrux](http://www.homecrux.com/2016/03/04/42981/miniwinch-flap-door-opening-system-offers-better-access-to-cabinets.html) & [effegibrevetti](http://www.effegibrevetti.com/products/opening-systems-mechanisms/miniwinch-opening-mechanism-for-flap-doors/) Available from the Italy-based furniture fitting brand 'EFFEGIBREVETTI,' the 'MINIWINCH' door opening system enables users to create a more customized design with [existing furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/omnio-office). While furniture with cabinets that open and close vertically rather than horizontally, the system is often fixed and unable to be adjusted. The 'MINIWINCH' enables users to adjust it to the exact tension preferred and offer a sturdy finishing touch. The use of [recycled furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/formwork-collection) has a variety of consumers looking to update old furniture pieces rather than purchase entirely new ones. As such, new products that enable a modern touch like the 'MINIWINCH' door opening system are coming about to satisfy this demand. The 'MINIWINCH' can hold a load of up to 14-kilograms when installed onto cabinets. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 74% | Activity: 18% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/furniture) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Custom Furniture:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating customizable furniture solutions. - **Recycled Furniture:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing products that enable modern updates to old furniture. - **Vertical Opening Cabinets:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in designing adjustable and customizable door opening systems for cabinets. ### Who This Affects Most - **Furniture Fittings:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating new and adjustable fittings for furniture. - **Interior Design:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in offering modern solutions for updating old furniture pieces. - **Home Improvement:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing adjustable and customizable door opening systems for cabinets. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sliding Grid-Affixed Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/square-to-square.md) - [Modular Configured Office Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cabinet.md) - [Adaptive Furniture Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/expand-furniture.md) - [Thoughtful Wheeling Cabinets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cabinet-on-wheels.md) - [Angular Transforming Furniture Pieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/optimus-furniture.md) - [Customizable Storage Furniture Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shelved-modular-furniture.md) - [Progressive Performance Dishwasher Doors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dacor.md) - [Superyacht-Joint Furniture Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/collezione-la-selle.md) - [Compact Tool-Free Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/songmics-home-toolless-collection.md)