"The secret to making a great Italian coffee is rooted to the history of the moka pot. In 1933, Alfonso Bialetti, a smelter and then an aluminum workshop owner, invented the octogonal coffee machine after watching his wife do laundry. After World War II, it was patented by his son as the Bialetti Moka Express, bringing espresso out of cafes and into Italian homes."
"Seven decades later, the Art Deco Bialetti percolator is in the permanent collection at New York's Museum of Modern Art and the company has partnered with the likes of Dolce & Gabbana and MacKenzie-Childs to vary up the iconic aluminum design. Bialetti is no longer the only stovetop coffee maker with an avant garde design. Alessi is another notable Italian brand for a Neopolitan pot worthy of the best coffee beans."
Stovetop moka pots bring Italian-style coffee to home kitchens with compact, kettle-sized designs. Alfonso Bialetti invented the octagonal moka pot in 1933 after observing his wife's laundry, and his son patented the Bialetti Moka Express after World War II, popularizing espresso-style coffee at home. The Art Deco Bialetti percolator is housed in New York's Museum of Modern Art, and the company collaborated with Dolce & Gabbana and MacKenzie-Childs on variations of the aluminum design. Other Italian makers like Alessi produce decorative, high-quality Neapolitan pots. Moka pots brew quickly without producing true espresso crema but deliver strong, beloved coffee.
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