Hannah
Classical form is reconsidered through geometry, proportion and award-winning restraint.
Designed by Anna Castelli Ferrieri, Hannah offers a new interpretation of a classical table object. Crafted in 18/10 stainless steel with solid monobloc table knives.
About the series
€1.221,90
Hannah, 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 Hannah
How do you redesign an object that has existed for centuries?
That was the challenge behind Hannah. Anna Castelli Ferrieri approached cutlery not as something that needed decoration, but as a classical object that could be reconsidered through proportion, function and the relationship between hand and form. Sambonet describes Hannah as a new look at a classical design object — familiar enough to feel natural, yet distinctive enough to become part of Italian design history.
Who was Anna Castelli Ferrieri before she designed a fork?
She was one of the important voices of twentieth-century Italian architecture and industrial design. Castelli Ferrieri worked across architecture, interiors and objects, bringing a rational and human-centred approach to everyday life. Hannah translates that larger design philosophy into one of the smallest objects we repeatedly touch.
Why did a collection of cutlery win the Compasso d’Oro?
Hannah received the ADI Compasso d’Oro in 1994, one of the most important awards in Italian design. Its achievement was not spectacle, but reconsideration: Sambonet presents Hannah as a new interpretation of a classical object, combining style, practicality and tactile harmony in forms intended to be used every day.
What does tactile harmony actually feel like at the table?
It is the point where appearance and touch begin to agree. Hannah is conceived around the physical encounter between object and hand — proportion, balance, surface and solidity become as important as silhouette. In Mirror Steel, reflections emphasise the form; in Antique Steel, the sandblasted matte surface introduces a distinctly different tactile experience.
When does an everyday object become part of design history?
Perhaps when familiarity is no longer an excuse to stop questioning it. A fork, spoon or knife may be among the most conventional objects in the home, but Hannah demonstrates that even these can be reconsidered intelligently. Its Compasso d’Oro recognition places the collection within an Italian tradition in which good design is measured by how meaningfully it improves ordinary life.