Objects
Shaped by material, use and memory.
Officine Petrucci develops containers and functional objects through a dialogue between local materials, ancient forms and contemporary use.
PEPERINO STONE
First Collection
Officine Petrucci’s first collection begins with peperino, the volcanic stone characteristic of Tuscia and the Agro Falisco. The objects move between ritual, food and the table, drawing from ancient forms without reproducing historical objects.
Some are conceived as permanent signatures of the collection; others are produced in limited numbered editions and may evolve through changes in pattern, proportion and detail.
Trottola
Bowl
Trottola is a large sculptural bowl in peperino, developed from an earlier tilted bowl design and reinterpreted by Cardenio Petrucci at a more substantial scale. Its inclined form creates a sense of balance and movement, while the thick walls and volcanic stone give the object greater mass and permanence.
Designed as a functional centerpiece or fruit bowl, Trottola combines a simple circular geometry with a deliberately off-axis posture.
Dimensions: Ø 30 cm
Materials: solid Peperino stone
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Lucus
Incense burner
Inspired by Etruscan ritual objects seen at the Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia in Rome, Lucus reinterprets the form of a ceremonial container as a contemporary incense burner. Carved in peperino, the object is composed of a rounded base and removable domed cover. When closed, it reads as a compact sculptural form; when opened, the interior reveals the incense holder and ash chamber within.
Dimensions: H 20.6 × W 19 × D 16 cm
Materials: solid Peperino stone
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Gentile
Peperino serving tray
Gentile is carved from a single block of peperino as a composed setting for bread, hazelnut oil and hazelnut paste.
Two fitted recesses hold the bottle and jar within the stone, while the adjoining surface drops to form a lower serving area. The change in level is cut directly into the same block, giving the tray a clear architectural geometry without added parts or decoration.
Designed for use at the table, Gentile brings food, object and material together in a single composition.
Dimensions: 30 × 20 × 6 cm
Material: solid Peperino stone
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Vignale
Lidded vessel
A compact lidded vessel carved from local peperino. Its rounded body, fitted lid and central knob reinterpret the proportions of small Etruscan and Faliscan containers as a contemporary object. Vignale is conceived for dragées and other small foods or objects, bringing the weight and tactile character of volcanic stone to an intimate scale.
Dimensions: H 8.5 × Ø 20 cm
Materials: solid Peperino stone
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Faliscus
Vessel with cork closure
A larger vessel with a rounded body, articulated neck and cork closure. Its proportions draw from Faliscan and Etruscan pottery, translated into the mass and texture of local peperino. Designed to hold roasted hazelnuts from Tuscia, Faliscus connects a permanent object with the agricultural landscape from which its contents originate.
Dimensions: H 8.5 × Ø 10 cm
Materials: solid Peperino stone, cork
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Amerina
Bottle holder
Named for the Via Amerina, the ancient route crossing the Agro Falisco, Amerina is carved from solid peperino to hold a 500 ml olive oil bottle. Its reduced cylindrical form treats bottle and stone as a single composition. The object remains on the table or in the kitchen as bottles are replaced over time.
Dimensions: H 19 × Ø 10 cm
Materials: solid Peperino stone, cork
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Earlier Works
Officine Petrucci also brings selected earlier commissions and designs into view where they form part of the same longer trajectory: commissioning, making and developing objects through collaboration.
Dolium
Design by Francesco Rota
Commissioned by Cardenio Petrucci for Dsegnare
California, 2014
An earlier commissioned work from the Dsegnare period, included here as part of the continuing history of objects developed through Cardenio Petrucci’s direction and collaborations.
Materials: Ceramic
Pills
Design by Cardenio Petrucci and Claire Abbiyesuku
Originally produced for DbyCP in raw porcelain
Originally conceived as a family of three lidded vessels, Pills is being studied for a possible reissue in stone. The new material would preserve the reduced geometry of the original while giving the objects greater weight and permanence.
Reissue study. Not yet in production.
Materials: solid Peperino stone