In time for holiday gift giving, Illy,
the Italian-based coffee retailer has teamed with the Florentine Fashion
Maison, Emilio Pucci to create a collection of six vividly decorated espresso
cups and saucers.
The set is priced at $150 and is the latest chapter in illy’s popular Art Collection. The set also represents illy’s very first partnership with a fashion label.
The set is priced at $150 and is the latest chapter in illy’s popular Art Collection. The set also represents illy’s very first partnership with a fashion label.
Emilio
Pucci’s signature patterns have now been applied to the decorated coffee cups, featuring 6 “Cities of
the World” hand drawn prints depicting scenes from global metropolises.
Illy also
produced a short video featuring the Pucci cups:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50ijcGQYD4g
Online the
cups are available at http://shop.illy.com/
MORE ON EMILIO PUCCI
The story of
Emilio Pucci’s “Cities of the World” prints begins in 1957 when the Marquis
Emilio Pucci penned his now iconic Battistero illustration, a special drawing
depicting Florence’s Piazza Santa Maria del Fiore shot with bright flashes of
vibrant lemon yellow tangerine orange, “Emilio” pink and deep fuchsia.
Originally
produced for his chic silk twill scarves, the print was conceived as a portable
postcard; a love letter to the Marquise’s hometown and a souvenir his clients
could carry and treasure when they returned home.
PUCCI BIO
Don Emilio
Pucci, Marchese di Barsento, was a Florentine Italian fashion designer and
politician. He and his eponymous company are synonymous with geometric prints
in a kaleidoscope of colours.
Born:
November 20, 1914, Naples, Italy
Died:
November 29, 1992, Florence, Italy
MORE ON ILLYCAFFE
Illycaffè is an Italian coffee roasting company that specializes in the production of espresso. The company was founded by Francesco Illy in 1933 and now is led and expanded by his son Ernesto Illy.
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| Ernesto (left) and Francesco Illy |
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