Crittall-style doors: slim heritage profiles, custom-made

“Crittall” is the name of a British manufacturer that has been making steel windows and doors since the 1920s. The name has since become shorthand for an entire aesthetic: slim black metal profiles, multi-pane glass, and a look that feels rooted in a specific moment in British architectural history.

Emezzi’s crittall-style doors capture that aesthetic in powder-coated aluminium, with the same 30 millimetre sightlines and multi-pane character, at a fraction of the weight and cost of the original.

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Crittall-style doors, the heritage look in aluminium

The original Crittall steel door is a beautiful thing. It is also heavy, expensive, prone to rust without regular maintenance, and comes with lead times measured in months rather than weeks.

Aluminium gives you the same slim 30 millimetre profile and the same visual character without any of those drawbacks. It does not rust, weighs roughly half as much, and can be produced and installed in a matter of weeks. What we make is the look more accessible and more practical for a modern home.

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Why aluminium for a crittall-style door?

Steel is heavier and more expensive to work with than aluminium, which is why original Crittall doors cost what they do. Aluminium can be machined to the same 30 millimetre profile width, powder-coated in the same matt black finish, and fitted with the same multi-pane glass layouts.

The result is a slim metal door that reads as authentic crittall-style in a Victorian terrace or a 1930s semi, without the maintenance overhead or the lead time. Do you want the look of heritage steel doors or industrial glass doors without the traditional compromises? Aluminium crittall-style doors are the practical answer.

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The full crittall-style range at Emezzi

Emezzi’s crittall-style range covers four main configurations, each suited to a different type of door opening and use case.

Internal crittall doors

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Style doors: pivot, sliding and statement configurations

Internal crittall doors

Internal crittall doors are the most common configuration. They are used between a kitchen and a living room, at the entrance to a study or dining room, or anywhere inside the house where you want a defined separation without losing the light. The multi-pane layout works particularly well in homes where the door needs to feel in one piece with the original architecture.

French crittall doors

French crittall doors are a double-panel configuration, most often used between a living room and a garden room or conservatory. Both panels open together to create a wide opening, which makes them a popular choice for indoor-outdoor transitions in Victorian terraces and larger period homes. They are also used as internal crittall French doors between formal reception rooms.

Crittall room dividers

A crittall room divider typically combines a door with one or more fixed glazed panels to create a partial wall across an opening. Light passes through the full assembly, the space feels connected, but there is a clear defined separation between the two zones. This is a popular configuration for knocked-through kitchen and living rooms where the open-plan layout needs some structure without losing the sense of space.

Style doors: pivot, sliding and statement configurations

Crittall style doors are the more design-led end of the range: these are oversized pivot doors with a crittall bar layout, sliding crittall doors for openings where a swing door is not practical. These include statement entrance configurations for larger homes. These doors are multi-pane internal crittall doors in formats that go beyond the standard hinged configuration.

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The crittall-style aesthetic explained

The defining features of a crittall-style door are the slim black profile, the multi-pane glass layout, and the high glass-to-frame ratio. The profile is matt black RAL9005 as standard, which is the closest match to the original steel finish. The glass is divided into rectangles or squares by horizontal and vertical bars, giving the door its characteristic grid pattern.

Arched tops and fanlight panels are available for heritage installs where the door needs to follow the original architectural detailing of the building. This distinguishes a crittall-style door

from a fully-glazed steel-look door, which has the slim profile but no bar divisions. Both are part of the Emezzi range. The crittall aesthetic is specifically the multi-pane version.

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Configure your crittall-style door

Design your crittall-style door step by step in our configurator. Choose your door type, enter the needed dimensions, and then select your bar layout. The configurator previews the multi-pane configuration live, so you can sense-check the proportions and the price before committing to a quote. The price updates in real time as you go.

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Bar configurations: 3-pane, 4-pane, or custom

The bar layout is what defines the look of a crittall-style door. A three-pane vertical layout suits taller, narrower door openings and gives a clean, elongated look. A four-pane layout with one cross-bar is the most versatile and works well in most room heights. A six-pane layout gives stronger heritage character and suits period homes where the door needs to read as authentically crittall.

Fully-glazed is also available if you want the slim aluminium profile without the multi-pane divisions. The configurator previews each option so you can compare before you decide.

Black, white, bronze or any RAL colour

Matt black RAL9005 is the most-specified crittall finish and the closest match to the original steel aesthetic. White has its own heritage credibility, particularly in 1930s and Georgian properties where black would feel too industrial. Bronze and gold are available for warmer schemes, and any RAL colour is supported so the door can match any interior palette.

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Custom-made dimensions, fitted across the UK

Every Emezzi crittall-style door is made to measure. Our specialist visits your home for a measurement visit, confirms the opening dimensions, and checks the existing structure. The maximum width per panel is 150 centimetres. For wider door openings, fixed side panels, transoms, or double-door configurations extend the system without breaking the visual line.

The door is manufactured in our workshop and installed by Emezzi-authorised dealers across the UK. Read the answers to all your questions about lead times and installation.

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Frequently asked questions about crittall-style doors

People tend to want clarity on what makes a door crittall and how the look works in a real home. These are the answers to your questions.

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Are these actual Crittall doors?

Emezzi is not the original Crittall company. Crittall Windows Ltd is the original British steel-window manufacturer, still trading today. Emezzi makes crittall-style doors in powder-coated aluminium, with comparable slim 30 millimetre sightlines at a more accessible price point. The look is the same. The material and the price are different.

What is the difference between crittall and crittall-style?

“Crittall” refers specifically to doors and windows made by Crittall Windows Ltd in solid steel. “Crittall-style” refers to any door that captures that aesthetic, including aluminium crittall doors and other steel-look variants. Most people searching for crittall doors uk today are looking for crittall-style alternatives rather than the original steel product.

Will an aluminium crittall-style door look as authentic as steel?

The 30 millimetre aluminium profile reads as the same slim sightline as a traditional steel crittall door. The difference is most noticeable in weight, as aluminium is lighter, and in long-term behaviour, as aluminium does not rust. The visible profile shape, the glass-to-frame ratio, and the matt black finish are all matched closely enough that in a period home, the doors read as authentic.

Are crittall-style doors still on-trend?

Crittall-style has been one of the most consistent interior design trends of the last decade, since 2018. The heritage credibility of the original 1920s and 1930s aesthetic gives it staying power that purely modern trends do not share. Whether it remains as dominant as it has been is hard to say, but its roots in genuine British architectural history are sure.

Can I put a crittall-style door in a Victorian terrace?

A Victorian terrace is one of the most common installation contexts for crittall-style doors. The most frequent configuration is a slim metal door dividing a knocked-through kitchen and living room, where the multi-pane layout respects the original room scale better than a chunky modern door and the black profile reads as a deliberate architectural choice rather than an afterthought.

How does Emezzi pricing compare to true Crittall steel?

Emezzi’s crittall-style doors are typically priced at roughly a third to a half of what an equivalent true Crittall steel door would cost, with lead times measured in weeks rather than months. The configurator shows the all-in price including the measurement visit and installation, so there are no hidden costs when you compare.