From the archive and never to be reproduced, the 1990 Mani bowl by San Lorenzo captures a singular moment in Italian design. Defined by a sculptural composition of four open hands forming its faceted, reflective vessel, each plane catches and fragments the light while resting on a rounded base. Developed through Ciro Cacchione’s collaboration with Afra and Tobia Scarpa, the husband-and-wife duo renowned for their rigorous material sensibility, the bowl reflects San Lorenzo’s conviction that function is the genesis of form.
From the archive and never to be reproduced, the 1990 Mani bowl by San Lorenzo captures a singular moment in Italian design. Defined by a sculptural composition of four open hands forming its faceted, reflective vessel, each plane catches and fragments the light while resting on a rounded base. Developed through Ciro Cacchione’s collaboration with Afra and Tobia Scarpa, the husband-and-wife duo renowned for their rigorous material sensibility, the bowl reflects San Lorenzo’s conviction that function is the genesis of form.