Earlier this year Alessi launched the Alessi Moka by Italian design maestro Alessandro Mendini. It’s a homage to Alberto Alessi’s grandfather Alfonso Bialetti, the inventor of the now iconic Bialetti Moka Express. Here Alessi writes about his grandfather’s lack of interest in commercial success and fame and yet 200 million Biallettis have sold worldwide.

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(Source: disegnomagazine.com)