these are the things that make me smile !

Happiness is subjective.It is often difficult to understand the love that one feels for an object but " the Lady" (La Signora) goes beyond the normal appearance and beauty.His image is the icon of Italian design of the '60.

Thanks Nicole!

Lucio Del Piccolo offers a unique service in sourcing obscure coffee makers. Vintage coffee makers are his passion. Lucio went out of his way to find and restore a vintage Signora coffee maker for me. He offers good prices and makes sure the customers are happy! A+++ Nicole Sutton 

The Elektra

Last month me and my sweet wife went next to Treviso to visit the Elektra production site.

Lovely place and lovely machines.

Elektra is a luxury brand which sell more than 90% abroad.

Style is strictly connected to the quality of material and every single screw
reflects this.

The Classic model seems to be ready to 
shot a coffee after another surrounded by old good Rock'nRoll !    

 And this is the last machine produced, an ultra-luxury version which has a translucent panel that allows glimpses of the interior parts.

But Elektra produces also home machines; Verticale, Nivola, Microcasa a leva, Semiautomatica..

These are the mythical names worldwide known.

And now you can see this ultra-rare '80 grinder made of solid brass.

Something very gorgeous.

Lovely place, lovely people... a dream came true!

Greetings from Italy

I'm an Italian collector.

Coffe and espresso machines have became during the last 100 years

art objects or simply machines to create the black golden beverage.

So, after few small and funny pieces found at flea markets, I discovered

this incredible world full of genius an madness.

I already have an Italian Blog but English language is more suitable for a web page.