Work in the workshop. Photograph from the company archive.
History and steel
Understanding steel, shaping ideas
A polished or satin surface, body thickness, the meeting of base and sides, the shape of a handle: a utensil’s character lies in its details. Serafino Zani’s history is built on knowledge of steelworking and dialogue between designers and those who understand the material.
In 1980, US patent US4204607A, naming Tarcisio Zani as inventor, was published for a cooking-vessel base. It is a milestone in the company’s research history. Each current collection nevertheless has its own construction: steel, multilayer structures and coatings are described in the relevant specifications, without assigning one process or production origin to every product.
Presses and design drawing. Photographs from the company archive, referring to the company’s history and not to the origin of individual current ranges.
