The Al Dente Collection by Lo & Co Interiors Reimagines Cabinet Pulls
References: design-milk
The Al Dente collection by Lo & Co Interiors is a series of cabinet handles, knobs, and pulls designed by Melbourne-based designer Tali Roth. The collection translates familiar pasta shapes into refined hardware, using forms that resemble strands, folds, and loops typically found in Italian cuisine. Each piece is crafted with a focus on proportion and tactility, turning everyday fixtures into sculptural elements. The designs draw directly from recognizable food references while maintaining a clean, architectural finish suited for contemporary interiors.
The hardware pieces are designed to function across kitchens, bathrooms, and cabinetry, offering a subtle way to introduce character into functional surfaces. Materials and finishes are kept minimal to emphasize the silhouette of each form, allowing the pasta-inspired shapes to define the visual identity. The collection reflects a broader shift toward expressive hardware, where small details act as focal points within a space.
Image Credit: Lo & Co Interiors
The hardware pieces are designed to function across kitchens, bathrooms, and cabinetry, offering a subtle way to introduce character into functional surfaces. Materials and finishes are kept minimal to emphasize the silhouette of each form, allowing the pasta-inspired shapes to define the visual identity. The collection reflects a broader shift toward expressive hardware, where small details act as focal points within a space.
Image Credit: Lo & Co Interiors
Trend Themes
1. Food-inspired Functional Design - Aesthetic translation of culinary forms into everyday fixtures that blurs the boundary between ornament and utility, enabling distinct product narratives rooted in cultural familiarity.
2. Tactile Micro-architecture - Small-scale hardware that emphasizes proportion and touch, creating opportunities for materials science and surface engineering to redefine user interaction with built environments.
3. Expressive Hardware Movement - Shift toward hardware as focal design elements where silhouette and sculptural presence drive differentiation in otherwise minimal interiors.
Industry Implications
1. Kitchen and Bath Manufacturing - A market where premium, design-forward pulls and knobs become value-added components through novel materials, finish processes, and limited-edition runs.
2. Interior Design and Architecture - Professional practices increasingly specifying artisanal hardware as signature details that shape spatial narratives and client perception of craftsmanship.
3. Hardware and Appliance Retail - Retail experiences oriented around curated, design-led hardware collections that elevate merchandising through storytelling and tactile sampling.
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