KnK Architectural Hardware & Italian Wrought Iron, formerly known as Knobs and Knockers, is a New Zealand architectural hardware supplier built on an enduring reputation for quality, value and service over more than 35 years. The company operates five showrooms nationwide, backed by sales representatives across the country, giving customers a chance to see its extensive range in person.
The product range covers hardware for doors, entrances, windows, kitchens and bathrooms, along with commercial hardware, a designer range, and a dedicated Italian Wrought Iron collection for decorative ironwork. Within these categories, KnK stocks everything from cylindrical lever and knob sets, hinges, locks and latches, and sliding door hardware, to cabinet handles and knobs, sink mixers, and multiple named bathroom collections. The commercial range extends to exit devices, door closers, signage, and grab rails, while the Italian Wrought Iron collection includes newel posts, gate hardware, pickets, panels, balusters, and decorative elements like scrolls, rosettes, and flowers and leaves.
The brand also carries premium lines such as Samuel Heath knobs, roses and plates, and maintains a dedicated Clearance section covering both bathroom and general hardware clearance stock.
KnK Architectural Hardware & Italian Wrought Iron, formerly trading as Knobs and Knockers, has built its reputation over more than 35 years as a New Zealand supplier of architectural hardware. The business operates five showrooms around the country, supported by sales representatives nationwide, giving customers the chance to see the range firsthand before buying.
KnK's catalogue is organised around the parts of a home or building where hardware matters most. The Door range covers cylindrical lever and knob sets, handles on rose, sliding door hardware, hinges, locks and latches, door track, door stops, snibs and escutcheons, levers on plate, coat hooks, and pull handles, including a line of Samuel Heath knobs. The Entrance range adds gripsets, digital locks, door knockers, and centre knobs, while the Window range covers window fittings, quadrant, casement, and fanlight hardware.
For kitchens, KnK offers cabinet handles and knobs, cup pulls, drop pulls, sink mixers, and named ranges including Arius, Mood, and Samuel Heath. The bathroom range is built around a series of named collections — Tempo, Patrizio, Toledo, Segovia, Lunette, the 2700 Series, and Paragon — alongside a dedicated tapware collection and shower set collection.
For commercial projects, KnK supplies 9-cylindrical lever sets, commercial sliding door hardware, grab rails, pull handles and push plates, signage, surface mounted closers, plate furniture, exit devices, door closers, and rose furniture. A separate Designer range features pull handles and Samuel Heath roses and plates for higher-end specification work.
One of KnK's more distinctive offerings is its Italian Wrought Iron collection, covering newel posts, snap ons, gate hardware, pickets, panels, spears and tops, handrail and long bars, and a range of decorative elements including flowers, leaves and ornaments, bushes and spheres, scrolls, rosettes, and balusters — catering to more ornamental architectural projects.
Beyond the core ranges, KnK also stocks letter boxes and light switches and sockets, and runs a dedicated Clearance section split into bathroom clearance and general hardware clearance for customers looking for a deal on existing stock.
With five showrooms and sales representatives across New Zealand, KnK Architectural Hardware makes its full range accessible to trade and retail customers alike, whether shopping online through its category pages or visiting in person to see the hardware and finishes up close.