Often stylized and abstracted into geometric patterns, it seems likely that this is an ancient custom, perhaps due to years of colonization by their North African neighbors. In any case, even the native Sardinian population, the Nuragic peoples, used human and animal forms to confer luck, express thanks, and decorate their everyday objects.

Ambroise Maggiar took his inspiration from the clawed feet of the important wooden trunks that graced every affluent Sardinian family’s home. With Mannu, these feet become the center of the study, rather than a detail. The upper half is cut from solid Ash wood, with a meticulously hand-carved top made by Karmine Piras.

The bottom is machine cut by CP Basalti from a creamy local marble called “marmo di Orosei”, which has varied sediments causing both swirls and droplets and often containing trapped seashells.

TRNK is a design studio and curatorial platform that celebrates the role of art and design in intimate, livable spaces.

Alongside their in-house product line, TRNK Collection, they feature a cultivated selection of furniture, objects, and artworks from a diverse roster of global talents.

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