100
Essential lines turn a century of Italian design into quiet contemporary elegance.
Sambonet 100 expresses contemporary elegance through essential lines, balanced proportions and a disciplined Italian design identity. Crafted in 18/10 stainless steel with solid monobloc table knives.
About the series
100, made for the table
The carefully finished stainless steel brings clarity to the collection’s lines, proportions and decorative details, creating a refined play of light across the table.
Crafted in 18/10 stainless steel, the cutlery combines a refined surface with the durability required for professional service and daily dining. The table knives use monobloc construction, forming a solid and continuous piece without a joint between handle and blade.
Sambonet is an Italian tableware brand with a cutlery tradition dating to 1856. Its collections move between classical references, modern design research and expressive surface treatments, combining Italian style with practical table use.
Series guide
Questions about 100
How do you celebrate more than a century of Italian design with a single piece of cutlery?
Sambonet created the 100 collection as a celebration of more than a century of design culture. Rather than reproducing a historic pattern, the Sambonet Style Centre looked back at the clarity and ingenuity of twentieth-century Italian design and translated those ideas into a contemporary cutlery collection. The result is less a retrospective than a new chapter written from a century of experience.
Why does Sambonet 100 seem almost to float above the table?
The effect begins with the handle. Sambonet designed it thin and slightly arched, creating the impression of a line that touches the table with unusual lightness. The fork and spoon heads then provide the visual and physical stability, producing a deliberate tension between delicacy and substance.
What does the number 100 actually celebrate?
The collection was conceived as a tribute to the talent, ingenuity and elegance that helped make Italian design internationally influential. Introduced in 2024, Sambonet 100 looks back at more than a century of design heritage while deliberately presenting itself as cutlery for the contemporary table rather than as a reproduction of the past.
Why does the knife look different from the fork and spoon — yet still belong to the same family?
The knife uses a more geometric and continuous profile, while the fork and spoon depend more visibly on the contrast between their slender handles and functional ends. Sambonet ties the pieces together through proportion, softly squared sections and tapered extremities, allowing each utensil to express its function without breaking the visual language of the collection.
How did a centenary collection become an award-winning contemporary design?
Sambonet 100 was recognised with both the German Design Award and the Tableware International Award of Excellence. Its strength lies in avoiding nostalgia: the collection references Italian design culture through minimal rigour, proportion and material rather than historical decoration. A collection created to look backwards therefore succeeds by looking distinctly forward.