01 The story

From Sketch to Table

Triennale reinterprets the formal rigour of traditional cutlery through the language of 1970s Italian design. Clean lines, balanced proportions, a wide blade, generous spoon bowls and slender fork tines create a precise and functional collection.

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.
Sambonet Triennale Cutlery Set — 36 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 Triennale Cutlery Set — 36 Pieces

What happens when 1970s Italian design returns for a second knife-and-fork moment?

The 36-piece Triennale set gives six guests both a table knife and fork and a dessert knife and fork. The meal changes scale, but the same balance of formal clarity, cleaner lines and ergonomic thinking remains intact from one course to the next.

Why does the second setting reveal Triennale better than the first?

Because it shows how the design adapts rather than simply repeats. Table and dessert pieces serve different functions and work at different scales, yet the proportions and visual discipline remain connected. Triennale behaves as a system rather than as one shape copied across every utensil.

Can a formal dinner become more modern simply by changing proportion?

Triennale suggests that it can. Sambonet keeps the structure of traditional dining but reinterprets it through the design language associated with the 1970s: cleaner lines, more balanced proportions and greater attention to how the objects feel in the hand.

Why does dessert make the seventies influence easier to understand?

The smaller knife and fork reveal how carefully the collection moves between function and proportion. Nothing needs to become decorative or nostalgic; the design changes scale while preserving the same modernist restraint.

When does changing course become part of the design rather than just the menu?

When every transition feels intentional. In the Triennale 36-piece set, moving from table cutlery to dessert cutlery creates a second visual rhythm while preserving one coherent language. The meal evolves, but the table never visually starts again.