About Brass Handles

Cabinet hardware, approached from a joinery perspective.

Brass Handles is a Melbourne-based, family-owned business specialising in solid brass handles, knobs and lip pulls for kitchens, wardrobes, vanities and custom joinery.

Our aim is simple: to make well-designed solid brass hardware easier to choose, easier to specify and more accessible for real projects.

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10+ years in cabinetry

Founded from industry experience in joinery design and senior technical detailing.

Family owned & independent

A focused Melbourne-based business built around a simpler, more direct way of supplying cabinet hardware.

Stocked in Melbourne

Local stock with Australia-wide delivery and pickup available by appointment.

Who We Are

Built from real experience in cabinetry.

Brass Handles was founded by Oscar Kong, following more than 10 years working in the cabinetry and joinery industry as a designer and senior technical detailer.

Over that time, Oscar has worked across residential and commercial joinery projects, developing cabinetry from design through to detailed production information and installation requirements.

His work has involved resolving dimensions, construction methods, hardware, clearances and the technical details that sit behind a finished joinery project.

That experience shaped the idea behind Brass Handles: to create a hardware store with a practical understanding of cabinetry behind it.

“The details matter. Good hardware should look right, work properly and be straightforward to specify.”

Oscar Kong — Founder, Brass Handles

Our Approach

More than how a handle looks.

Cabinet hardware is a small part of a project, but the right proportion, placement and sizing can make a noticeable difference to the finished result.

We look at hardware in relation to the cabinet around it. That perspective influences the sizes we offer, the product information we provide and the guidance available throughout our store.

Proportion

Hardware should feel balanced against the scale of the door or drawer it is fitted to.

Practical sizing

Useful hole-centre options make it easier to carry one design language across different cabinet widths.

Clear specifications

Hole centres, overall dimensions and projection matter when a product moves from a screen to an actual cabinet.

Thoughtful placement

Position influences both appearance and everyday usability across kitchens, wardrobes and other joinery.

Why Brass Handles

Better value, by design.

One thing we repeatedly saw in cabinetry was customers wanting solid brass, but being discouraged by the price.

Across a complete kitchen or joinery project, hardware adds up quickly. Solid brass can therefore become difficult to justify even when it is the material the customer originally preferred.

Brass Handles was partly created to change that. We want well-designed solid brass hardware to be a realistic option for more projects .

Family owned

A small independent family business with a lean operating structure.

Direct sourcing

We work directly with our manufacturing partners and keep the supply chain straightforward.

Online first

We avoid the overheads of a large retail showroom and traditional retail network.

Direct to you

Selling directly helps us keep solid brass pricing competitive for homeowners and industry professionals.

Value isn't about making the cheapest handle possible.

It's about removing unnecessary cost while keeping the focus on material and design. The result is solid brass hardware at pricing that makes it a practical choice across more of a project.

Who We Work With

For homes, projects and professionals.

Whether you're choosing handles for your own renovation or specifying hardware across a larger joinery package, we aim to make the process straightforward.