From Sketch to Table
Baltic is defined by precise facets and handles that end in a diamond-shaped point. The angular detailing catches the light and gives the pattern a bright, architectural character.
Baltic is defined by precise facets and handles that end in a diamond-shaped point. The angular detailing catches the light and gives the pattern a bright, architectural character.
Faceted handles with diamond-shaped ends create a crisp and luminous expression.
When designing for the table, the focus is balance, restraint and the feeling of holding something that already belongs in your hand.
Robert Berking
The 10-piece Baltic serving set is created for the shared gestures around 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 carry Baltic beyond the individual place setting and into the presentation and serving of a complete menu.
Some of the most memorable moments at a table happen between the kitchen and the individual plate: a sauce spooned beside a dish, a salad passed between guests, a tart divided at the end of the meal. The Baltic serving pieces bring the same polished surface and precise geometry to these gestures, allowing the design language of the place setting to continue through the entire experience.
At Brasserie la Source at Château Attisholz in Switzerland, Baltic sits within a dining culture built around culinary tradition, technique and what the restaurant describes as the high art of simplicity. Seasonal brasserie dishes and carefully chosen local ingredients are served in the historic surroundings of the château. It is a fitting setting for Baltic: classical in spirit, precise in execution and refined without unnecessary ornament.
The larger scale of the serving pieces makes Baltic’s geometry particularly visible. Clean, defined corners finish the handles, while the polished stainless steel catches the light as the pieces move across the table. Even when their functions change — from carving and salad service to sauce and tart — the pieces remain unmistakably part of the same collection.
Baltic was designed by Robert Berking. His approach uses proportion, surface and precise geometry rather than decoration to create character. In the serving pieces, that restraint becomes especially effective: functional objects are given enough presence to contribute to the table, while remaining quiet enough to keep the focus on the food and the act of serving.