01 The story

From Sketch to Table

Designed by Anna Castelli Ferrieri, Hannah offers a new interpretation of a classical table object. Its controlled geometry and considered proportions earned the collection the prestigious ADI Compasso d’Oro Award.

From Sketch to Table
02 The details

The Details

18/10 stainless steel. Monobloc / solid-handle table knives. 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.

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The taper.
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The balance point.
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The finish.
03 The maker

Sambonet

When designing for the table, the focus is balance, restraint and the feeling of holding something that already belongs in your hand.

 at the table
Designer
Product guide

Questions about Sambonet Hannah Complete Collection — 75 Pieces

What happens when a Compasso d’Oro-winning design takes over an entire table?

In the 75-piece Hannah Complete Collection, Anna Castelli Ferrieri’s design language extends across twelve place settings and into the shared serving pieces. The result is more than repetition: one coherent idea of proportion, function and tactile balance begins to organise the entire meal.

Why might the serving pieces reveal Anna Castelli Ferrieri’s thinking most clearly?

Because larger utensils make proportion impossible to ignore. When Hannah moves from the scale of a fork or tea spoon to serving pieces, the relationship between handle, weight and functional form becomes more visible, revealing how carefully the collection is constructed around use rather than decoration.

What connects a Kartell pioneer to the way food is passed around a table?

Anna Castelli Ferrieri spent her career exploring how industrial design could improve everyday life. In the Hannah Complete Collection, that philosophy reaches the social centre of the meal: objects are not simply admired beside the plate, but lifted, passed and used to serve others.

Can functional design create a more generous table?

Hannah suggests that it can. A complete collection allows the same considered design to move from individual dining to shared service, creating continuity between eating and offering. Hospitality becomes part of the design system rather than something added afterwards.

When does cutlery become part of Italian design history rather than simply tableware?

When the object carries the ideas of a designer such as Anna Castelli Ferrieri and is recognised at the highest level of Italian design culture. Hannah’s Compasso d’Oro places the collection within a tradition where ordinary objects are judged not only by appearance, but by how intelligently they shape everyday life.