{"id":19684,"date":"2026-09-09T12:36:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T10:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serafinozani.it\/the-design\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T13:36:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T11:36:59","slug":"the-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/serafinozani.it\/en\/the-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Design"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Design as a meeting of ideas<\/h1>\n

A design begins when an idea meets a material and a way of using it. For Serafino Zani, dialogue with designers has opened different perspectives on the kitchen and table: essential forms, everyday gestures and objects that express their time. Meet the authors through their projects, following a path connecting current collections and the archive.<\/p>\n

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Design drawing. Photograph from the company archive.<\/p>\n

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Tarcisio Zani<\/h3>\n

From cookware research to Karen and Vickers, design develops through direct engagement with steelworking.<\/p>\n

Karen<\/a> \u00b7 Vickers<\/a> \u00b7 Genesis<\/a> (archive)<\/small> \u00b7 Otello<\/a> (archive)<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Andrea Zani<\/h3>\n

Tullio brings his work into the brand\u2019s story through cookware whose forms and details accompany everyday gestures.<\/p>\n

Tullio<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Liliana Bonomi<\/h3>\n

Knowledge of manufacturing processes informs object design. Stripes, Planetarium and Elaios express different sides of her research.<\/p>\n

Stripes<\/a> (archive)<\/small> \u00b7 Planetarium<\/a> (archive)<\/small> \u00b7 Elaios<\/a> (archive)<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Konstantin Grcic<\/h3>\n

Passami il Sale, Al Dente and Accento connect essential design language, function and the character of steel.<\/p>\n

Passami il Sale<\/a> (archive)<\/small> \u00b7 Al Dente<\/a> (archive)<\/small> \u00b7 Accento<\/a> (archive)<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ettore Sottsass<\/h3>\n

La cucina sapiente e la tavola contenta, begun in 2004, brings together cookware, cutlery and serving objects in an exploration of everyday life.<\/p>\n

Bon Appetit<\/a> (archive)<\/small> \u00b7 Cinque Stelle<\/a> (archive)<\/small> \u00b7 Offerta<\/a> (archive)<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Andries Van Onck and Hiroko Takeda<\/h3>\n

Serafino cutlery explores the relationship between form and gesture, drawing inspiration from the ginkgo leaf.<\/p>\n

Serafino<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tapio and Sami Wirkkala<\/h3>\n

Finlandia records a meeting with Finnish design and an exploration of table-object proportions.<\/p>\n

Finlandia<\/a> (archive)<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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F. A. Porsche<\/h3>\n

Impulse interprets cookware as a coherent system of components and functions.<\/p>\n

Impulse<\/a> (archive)<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Isao Hosoe<\/h3>\n

With Mach, the coffee-making object becomes a field of research into form, identity and use.<\/p>\n

Mach<\/a> (archive)<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Angeletti and Ruzza<\/h3>\n

Zero\u2019s joins the history of serving through design dedicated to everyday objects.<\/p>\n

Zero\u2019s<\/a> (archive)<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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