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 — 60 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 — 60 Pieces

What happens when 1970s Italian design is repeated around a table for twelve?

Triennale becomes more than a reference to a design era. Across sixty pieces and twelve place settings, its clean lines, balanced proportions and controlled formal language create a complete rhythm around the table, showing how seventies modernism can still feel relevant at scale.

Can a large formal table still feel relaxed?

That tension is central to Triennale. The collection retains the discipline of traditional cutlery, but its more modern proportions and ergonomic character soften the overall effect. Even with twelve place settings, the table can feel refined without becoming rigid.

Why does repetition make Triennale feel more architectural?

One place setting reveals the silhouette; twelve settings reveal the system. The same proportions and lines repeat from guest to guest, creating order across the table in much the same way repeated structural elements create rhythm in architecture.

What does ergonomics have to do with the atmosphere of a dinner?

More than it first appears. Triennale was designed so that visual refinement and physical comfort belong together. Across twelve guests, that means the experience of the table is shaped not only by how the cutlery looks, but by how naturally it is lifted, balanced and used.

When does seventies design stop feeling retro and start feeling timeless?

When the design is based on proportion, clarity and function rather than decorative nostalgia. Triennale carries forward the modernising spirit of the 1970s without depending on obvious period motifs, allowing the collection to sit comfortably on a contemporary table decades later.