design with invisible hinges

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A colleague of mine used these recessed hinges on a design a few years back and got some real good results.

It’s the best solution I’ve seen to the problem achieving clean rotation without big gaudy hinges mucking up the aesthetic.

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Article by chris loughnane

Chris is Design Engineer + Sustainability Advocate at a Boston area design consultancy and has written 150 sweet posts for the Product Development Notebook.

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  • Wkopec

    this hinge looks great. when open at 180 degrees, is the hinging part completely flush. if so, where can I find this hinge? thanks. Please reply to wkopec@mdsnyc.com.

  • http://www.pdnotebook.com/ loughnane

    Glad you like it. The physical hinge that I’ve held in my hands is NOT flush when open at 180 degrees. I don’t think I’ve seen anything like that.

    Would be stoked to see it though, if you come across something certainly let us know!