01 The story

From Sketch to Table

Jungle covers the handle with an interweaving of natural elements. The decorative motif transforms botanical references into a contemporary graphic surface, bringing texture and personality to the table.

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.
Sambonet Jungle Cutlery Set — 30 Pieces
The balance point.
Sambonet Jungle Cutlery Set — 30 Pieces
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 Jungle Cutlery Set — 30 Pieces

What happens when the pattern stays on the table after dinner?

The 30-piece Jungle set extends six place settings with six dessert forks, allowing Gianni Cinti’s expressive surface language to continue into the final course. As the larger pieces are cleared, the pattern remains present at a smaller scale and keeps the table visually connected.

Why might the dessert fork be the most fashion-like piece in the collection?

Because it reduces Jungle’s decorative language to a smaller object where surface becomes especially noticeable. The fork behaves almost like an accessory: compact, functional and highly expressive, carrying the same visual identity as the larger dinner pieces without needing additional ornament.

Can dessert change the mood of a table without changing the design?

Jungle makes that possible. The meal becomes lighter and more intimate, but the same decorative pattern continues through the dessert forks and tea spoons. Instead of visually starting again, the table simply moves into a different scale of the same story.

Why does Jungle become more interesting when fewer pieces remain?

Once the dinner knives, forks and spoons are cleared, the smaller pieces have more visual space around them. That makes the relationship between pattern, polished surface and negative space easier to notice, revealing how much of Jungle’s identity lives in the treatment of the surface.

When does the final course become the most styled part of the meal?

When only a few deliberate objects remain. In Jungle, dessert and coffee allow the decorative language to stand almost on its own, turning the final course into a quieter but more concentrated expression of Gianni Cinti’s idea of fashion at the table.