Supreme x Bialetti Moka Express 3-Cup Stovetop Espresso Maker
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
Original — Bialetti
Moka Express 3-Cup Stovetop Espresso Maker
About the original
The Bialetti Moka Express is the original stovetop espresso maker, invented by Alfonso Bialetti in 1933 at the Bialetti family's Crusinallo aluminum workshop in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its octagonal cast-aluminum body, patented safety valve, and internal collection funnel brew roughly 4.5 ounces of pressurized coffee on any gas or electric stovetop in about four minutes, and the 3-cup unit has remained in continuous production on the original tooling. Bialetti has sold more than 300 million Moka Express units since launch, making it the second-most common household object in Italy after the espresso machine it displaced. The SS19 Supreme collab uses the same Italian-made 3-cup pot with a printed box logo and retailed at $58 versus $35 stock.
About Bialetti
Bialetti is an Italian housewares manufacturer founded in 1919 by Alfonso Bialetti as an aluminum workshop in Crusinallo, Piedmont. In 1933, Alfonso patented the Moka Express, a stovetop espresso maker with a distinctive octagonal aluminum body and safety valve that brews coffee in roughly four minutes. His son Renato scaled the design after World War II, turning it into a mass-market product; Bialetti has since sold over 300 million Moka Express units, making it the second most common household object in Italy. The original tooling remains in use. Supreme collaborated with Bialetti on a co-branded 3-cup Moka Express.
