What It Is

The TANDEMBOX antaro is Blum's medium-height drawer system, standing 84mm tall with grey steel sides and your choice of steel or MFC back panels. This is a soft-close drawer box that handles up to 30kg of weight, designed for kitchens where you need substantial storage depth without the full height of a deep drawer.

Where It Fits

You'll typically find this system in base units where you want more storage capacity than a shallow drawer offers, but don't need the full depth of a pan drawer. It works well for cutlery organisers with multiple tiers, medium-sized cooking utensils, or food storage containers. The 450mm nominal length suits most standard base cabinet widths.

How It Works

The drawer runs on Blum's BLUMOTION runners, which provide the soft-close mechanism. You open and close the drawer normally, and the mechanism takes over in the final phase to draw it closed silently. The system requires a minimum cabinet depth of 453mm and sits at an installation height of 98.5mm from the cabinet bottom.

Why It Matters

The 30kg weight capacity means you can load these drawers with heavy items without concern, while the soft-close prevents the harsh bang of a closing drawer and protects both the contents and the cabinet structure. The internal height of 69mm gives you practical storage space for items that need more vertical room than a cutlery drawer but less than a full pan drawer.

Build Quality

Blum constructs these with steel sides in their signature grey finish, giving you the choice between steel or MFC back panels depending on your preference and budget. The BLUMOTION mechanism carries Blum's lifetime guarantee, reflecting the engineering quality you'd expect from this Austrian manufacturer.

Design Consideration

This medium height works well when you're planning a bank of drawers with varied functions, allowing you to match the drawer depth to its intended use. However, if you're storing primarily flat items like baking trays or primarily tall items like bottles, you might find a shallower or deeper drawer system more suitable for your cooking patterns.