Espresso Cup by illycaffè

I’m celebrating 25 years of the illy Art Collection by painting 25 different designed illy espresso cups, one from each year starting from 1992 with a cup designed by Artisti Vari, up to 2016, with a cup designed by Emilio Pucci...

In 1992, Francesco Illy had the idea of asking a group of artists to express their creativity on the surface of the coffee cup designed by Matteo Thun for illy. This marked the birth of the illy Art Collection, which transformed an object of everyday use into a white canvas on which, over the years, more than 100 artists of international fame, from great maestros to young talents, have tested their skill. Twenty-five years later, the leading names in contemporary art continue to find inspiration in the white surface of the illy cup, turning the act of drinking an espresso into an experience which involves the senses and the mind.

Find out more at illy.com and follow my blog to find out who‘s designs I’ve decided to paint for my way of celebrating 25 years of the illy Art Collection.

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