Eras
& Testimonies
The Origins: espresso is born
A focus on the future and industrialisation, the birth of the automobile and the first coffee machines in the quintessential Art Nouveau style Discover >
The Rationalism: new coffee makers
Regimes and colonial wars usher in difficult years. New establishments open. Channelling the rationalist style of the era, Giuseppe Cimbali - a hydraulic copper worker - builds new coffee machines Discover >
The post war years: the cult of espresso
Recovery began in the early 1950s, leading to a thirst for innovation. The lever technology revolution gets underway and the café is born Discover >
1960s - 1970s: espresso in every cafè
Italy discovers the good life: travel, supermarkets and growing sales of TVs and washing machines Coffee machines become design pieces Discover >
1980s - 1990s: new consumer boom
Coffee machines become a symbol of Italian production and the whole world drinks espresso “the Italian way” Discover >
New millenium: Hi-tech in your coffee cup
The currency and technology are new, but espresso remains the same. The journey through the museum ends with advanced technology laid bare. Discover >


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