San Lorenzo
In 1970, Milanese silversmith Ciro Cacchione founded San Lorenzo to test what silver could be. He began with the material—pure 999 silver—and built outward through long-term collaborations with Italy’s leading architect-designers, including Franco Albini and Franca Helg, Antonio Piva, Maria Luisa Belgiojoso, Lella and Massimo Vignelli, and Afra and Tobia Scarpa. Between 1971 and 1992, these exchanges produced a body of work defined by use as much as form. Now permanently out of production, an exclusive group of these pieces has been acquired by ABASK. As Cacchione states, “functionality is the foundation”, and beauty follows.
In 1970, Milanese silversmith Ciro Cacchione founded San Lorenzo to test what silver could be. He began with the material—pure 999 silver—and built outward through long-term collaborations with Italy’s leading architect-designers, including Franco Albini and Franca Helg, Antonio Piva, Maria Luisa Belgiojoso, Lella and Massimo Vignelli, and Afra and Tobia Scarpa. Between 1971 and 1992, these exchanges produced a body of work defined by use as much as form. Now permanently out of production, an exclusive group of these pieces has been acquired by ABASK. As Cacchione states, “functionality is the foundation”, and beauty follows.
Meet the Maker:
San Lorenzo
In 1970, Milanese silversmith Ciro Cacchione founded San Lorenzo to test what silver could be. He began with the material—pure 999 silver—and built outward through long-term collaborations with Italy’s leading architect-designers, including Franco Albini and Franca Helg, Antonio Piva, Maria Luisa Belgiojoso, Lella and Massimo Vignelli, and Afra and Tobia Scarpa. Between 1971 and 1992, these exchanges produced a body of work defined by use as much as form. Now permanently out of production, an exclusive group of these pieces has been acquired by ABASK. As Cacchione states, “functionality is the foundation”, and beauty follows.
