Rowan Bazley

In the 1930s, FUTURISM combined with Mussolini’s FASCISM to create fertile ground(s) for the invention of the MOKA POT. Italy had a rich supply of bauxite and leucite, used for the production of aluminium. This would become the national metal of Italy, fortified by FUTURISM’s reverence for machines, technology, and metallic modernity. Alfonso Bialetti invented the MOKA POT in 1933 after looking at his wife’s

1) aluminium laundry boiler and

2) dimensional, hourglass physique.

Alfonso’s son Renato was held at a German prisoner of war camp until 1946, when he returned to take over his father’s shop. Renato is mainly responsible for the Moka Express’s success. After World War II, there was a surplus of factories and skilled manufacturers. Renato decided to focus solely on the Moka Express and began mass production.

Words by @georgia.anna.bloom

Documentation by @benjamin_deakin

"1940" Oil on canvas.

also pictured:
"Cosmic Mush" Acrylic and oil on canvas @boudiccapaloma