Atlantic combines a contemporary profile with carefully balanced proportions. This version has the satin-brushed finish identified in the price list, giving the pattern a quieter and more understated surface than Atlantic-Brillant.
A contemporary, balanced pattern with a smooth profile and a restrained satin-brushed surface.
Wilfried Moll belonged to a generation of silversmiths for whom reduction was not an aesthetic gesture, but a discipline. His work was shaped by precision, proportion and an insistence that an object should reveal its quality through use rather than ornament. This approach found its most influential expression in his collaboration with Robbe & Berking. Beginning with Alta in the early 1980s, Moll developed a series of cutlery designs that translated the traditions of the silversmith into a distinctly modern language. Alta, Riva, Sphinx and Atlantic each explore this idea differently, yet all share the same underlying clarity: carefully controlled profiles, balanced proportions and surfaces allowed to speak without decorative interruption. Moll’s background as a practising silversmith is essential to understanding the character of these designs. The relationship between handle, weight and functional end is treated as a continuous whole, giving the pieces a sense of calm and physical assurance in the hand. The simplicity is never anonymous; it depends on subtle differences in curve, thickness and balance that only become fully apparent through use. His work also reflects influences beyond Germany. Moll spent part of his early career in Copenhagen and remained closely connected to Scandinavian silversmithing, while Bauhaus reduction and encounters with Japanese metalwork further informed his approach to form. In his cutlery for Robbe & Berking, these references are distilled rather than displayed. The result is tableware that feels both exact and effortless — objects in which craftsmanship, ergonomics and modernity become almost inseparable.
“Reduction is most convincing when nothing essential has been lost.”
Wilfried Moll
The 10-piece serving set extends Atlantic beyond the individual place setting and into the shared rituals of the table. It includes two large meat forks, one cream spoon, one large salad serving fork, one large salad serving spoon, two serving spoons, one sauce ladle, one tart server and one sugar spoon. Together, the pieces are designed to accompany the different courses of a considered menu from serving at the table to the final sweet course.
A place setting belongs to the individual guest; a serving set belongs to the table as a whole. These ten pieces are made for the moments when dishes are presented, passed and shared — carving, serving vegetables and salads, spooning sauces and finishing with cake or dessert. It allows the Atlantic design language to continue beyond the plate and into the choreography of service.
Atlantic appears in dining rooms where service, objects and cuisine are considered as one experience. The collection is found at Michelin-starred restaurants including Ahlmanns in Kiel, Carmelo Greco in Frankfurt, Fortaleza do Guincho in Portugal, Restaurant 360° in Limburg and Sankt Benedikt in Aachen, as well as at Il Ristorante Alain Ducasse in Naples and Rome. In this context, serving pieces become particularly meaningful: they are part of the gestures through which the table comes to life.
Atlantic’s brushed Matt surface gives the larger serving pieces a particularly calm presence. Rather than turning them into decorative objects, the softened reflection keeps attention on proportion, function and the food being served. The result is discreet but tactile — especially effective when the pieces move between platter, plate and hand.
Atlantic was designed by Wilfried Moll for Robbe & Berking. The serving pieces follow the same restrained language as the place settings, with balanced proportions, softly rounded handles and a distinctive profile. Even as the scale and function change, the pieces remain recognisably Atlantic, creating continuity across the entire table.
