Pi
Pi
The monoblock that integrates engineering, functionality, and beauty
The Pi monoblock is Silko’s response to the needs of the most demanding professional kitchens: a single integrated creation that combines design, efficiency and cutting-edge technical solutions.
Pi was created to interpret the value of knowing how to live well, expressing uncompromising beauty and the ambition to revolutionise the kitchen experience, transforming it into a place of balance between art, function and innovation.
Concept and design
From the encounter between tradition and vision comes Pi:
the beating heart of the kitchen, combining ergonomics, power, and beauty.
A project by Vincenzo Marrone and V12 Design, for Silko.
Vincenzo Marrone, a pioneer of the monoblock in industrial kitchens, joined the Silko team in 2024.
His experience and vision mark the beginning of a new era for Silko’s monoblock — a journey that brings together Italian craftsmanship, technical expertise, and international ambition.
Valerio Cometti, founder of V12 Design in Milan, combines creativity and engineering, collaborating with brands such as Ferrari, Brionvega and La Cimbali.
His career has been recognised with international awards such as Red Dot, Good Design, IF Design Award and an honourable mention at the Compasso d’Oro International.
The Birth of Pi
The inspiration comes from the world of the workshop, the atelier, and the grand convivial table — places where gesture takes center stage and every element serves a purpose.
From this vision emerges a block that is at once a workstation, a design element, and a distinctive symbol of the restaurant’s identity.
Silko Pi takes its name from Pi (π), the universal constant:
something unique, immutable, and precise — representing the power of perfection.
“Pi” is the initial of Pi (π), the mathematical symbol that resembles a double T — echoing the distinctive shape of the monoblock kitchen.
WHAT MAKES Pi UNIQUE
A solid frame made of 75% recycled anodized aluminum, featuring a reinforced internal structure that ensures rigidity, lightness, and excellent heat dissipation.
The worktop, made from a single piece of 30/10 AISI 304 stainless steel, ensures solidity, durability, and a professional look.
Its slight inner slope and central drain channel liquids toward an outlet designed to guarantee maximum hygiene and easy cleaning — combining efficiency and functionality.
Removable H2-type modules that can be cleaned effortlessly — everything returns to perfection, just like before.
The heating elements feature passive ventilation, evenly distributed across the various components of the block, ensuring optimal temperature maintenance in a natural way.
The worktop does not heat the surrounding environment, remains cool to the touch, and guarantees longer-lasting performance — providing the staff with superior operational comfort.
Design meets precision: haptic feedback.
Every chef’s gesture becomes instinctive, every parameter under control.
Technology that enhances human intuition.
Pi tells the story of the essence of materials: steel, brass, copper, and De Castelli finishes — to be experienced through sight and touch.
Each kitchen becomes a unique work of art thanks to full customization of textures and colors.
Harmonious lines, invisible joints, and smooth curves transform functionality into elegance, defining a timeless aesthetic and the art of Italian precision.
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