Alfonso Bialetti

In 1888, Alfonso Bialetti was born in the northern Italian town of Omegna. Bialetti Had a passion for coffee and ironwork since childhood. He developed into a true expert in the French aluminum industry. In 1919, he opened a metal and machine shop in Crusinallo, which formed the basis for the Bialetti company as we know it today.

The workshop transformed into a design studio in which Bialetti designed the aluminum Moka Expres Percolator in 1933. He was the first with such a design and changed the world of coffee. The Moka Percolator has now been exactly the same for almost 70 years since its introduction and it has become a true classic for any coffee lover.