Coffee pot maker buried in moka pot he made famous

Renato Bialetti, the Italian businessman who turned an aluminium coffee pot into a classic global design, died recently at the age of 93.

In accordance with his and his family’s wishes, his ashes were interred in an urn shaped like a large version of a Moka pot, the stovetop coffee maker he introduced to the world. Read more

A short video of the memorable funeral mass is here.

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