Leicht

Why Leicht

A German cabinetry system that supports the design rather than dominating it.

Leicht is a German cabinetry maker whose system runs through most of the kitchens piqu specifies. The reasons are practical. The carcasses, hinges, drawers and finishes are made to a consistent standard at every level; the range of finishes is wide enough to plan a quiet room or a strikingly graphic one; and the interior planning — the drawer dividers, the tall storage, the way appliances are integrated — supports the careful detailing that makes a kitchen feel resolved rather than assembled.

Leicht's strength is breadth without compromise. Matt lacquers, woodgrains, real-wood veneers, glass fronts and high-pressure surfaces such as Fenix all sit inside the same system. Hardware is engineered for daily use. Storage interiors are well thought through. And because the cabinetry behaves the same way across the range, a project can pick the finish that suits the room without re-engineering how the kitchen works.

Why Adrian chooses Leicht

The right system to design from, not the loudest brand to sell.

Adrian has spent thirty years in kitchen design, with a manufacturing-informed background that means he understands how cabinetry is actually made, fitted and used over time. He chooses Leicht because it gives the studio a strong, predictable system to design from — one where the precision of the carcasses, the consistency of the finishes and the reliability of the hardware all stay constant whatever the project asks for.

That matters in practice. The same system supports a concealed passage door, a tall single-elevation cabinetry wall, an integrated appliance bank or a quiet matt-lacquer galley. The studio's installers fit Leicht to the standard the makers expect. Leicht gives Adrian a dependable system to design from, so the conversation can stay focused on layout, proportion, materials, appliances and how the kitchen will work every day.

How Leicht works with appliances and materials

Cabinetry that sits inside the whole plan.

A piqu Leicht kitchen is planned around the way the room will be used, not around the cabinetry on its own. Gaggenau appliances are specified inside the same elevation; a Bora downdraft cooktop is planned where overhead extraction would compromise the room; Siemens supports the project where a different appliance brand suits the brief. Worktops in stainless steel, quartzite or Dekton, lighting, utility access, plumbing for a Quooker or a wine cabinet — every adjacent decision is taken alongside the cabinetry, not after.

The Hever Colour & Stainless Steel Kitchen is a good example. The cabinetry wall is one tall Leicht run in Fenix Boreal Green, carrying the integrated appliance bank and a deeper drinks niche. The peninsula opposite is a continuous stainless steel worktop with the cooktop and sink integrated. And the door to the utility — which on any standard kitchen would interrupt the elevation — is a Leicht concealed passage door, hung on hidden hardware and finished to match the surrounding fronts so the elevation reads as one continuous plane. That kind of resolution depends on the cabinetry system, not just on a layout decision.

Relevant projects

Leicht specified in real piqu kitchens.

Four featured case studies show different finishes, configurations and roles for Leicht inside a complete piqu project.

Hever Colour & Stainless Steel Kitchen — a tall Leicht cabinetry wall in Fenix Boreal Green, a concealed Leicht passage door to the utility, and a stainless steel peninsula opposite.

Keston Dark Timber & Gaggenau Kitchen — Leicht Bahia routed dark timber with light bronze detailing, paired with Platino quartzite and a full Gaggenau specification.

Clapham Quartzite & Timber Kitchen — soft white Leicht fronts with oak routed timber accents, the Cosmopolitan Quartzite worktop and a connected lounge media unit in the same language.

Hammersmith Stainless Steel Island Kitchen — matt black Fenix Leicht cabinetry around a handmade solid stainless steel island, kept quiet so the island reads as the centrepiece.