Coffe pots from the Masters . Le caffettiere dei maestri / Giulio Iacchetti

"The coffee pot is a ritual, a symbol, a perfect synthesis between form and function. It is a democratic object, but it can grant an elitist and exclusive pleasure if used properly. The coffee pot is a bell tower and a chimney all in one, a small piece of domestic architecture that punctuates the landscape of the house with its soaring and reassuring presence." — Giulio Iacchetti

From the classic moka pot by Alfonso Bialetti to the coffee makers designed by Michele De Lucchi, Tom Dixon, Isao Hosoe, King-Kong Design, Piero Lissoni, Angelo Mangiarotti, Alessandro Mendini, Gaetano Pesce, Ettore Sottsass, and Marco Zanuso. Twenty-four coffee makers illustrating different interpretations of the classic Moka, the steam-pressure coffee pot invented in the first half of the twentieth century - an iconic object that unmistakably embodies the Italian way of life.

Twenty-four design exercises completed by architects and designers that demonstrate how essential the theme of the moka pot is in a designer’s career. As Mendini says: “Every great architect has attempted to design one; they aspire to build a coffee maker just as, before dying, they would like to build a tower”.