illy caffè North America (#)

„illycaffè, an international market leader in the finest-quality coffee, is proud to announce the launch of its latest contribution to the illy collection, the name given to special artist designed sets of espresso cups. In connection with its significant sponsorship of Minimalia, an important exhibition of 20th century Italian art on view at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in New York in 1999, illycaffè commissioned the renowned Italian artist Mimmo Paladino to create seven unique art works for a limited edition of illy espresso cups.“

http://www.illyusa.com/pr/mimmo.htm - Cached

India coffee - Indiacoffee News headlines- Indian Coffee Still To Attain Brand Identity In Global Market (#)

„The Indian coffee growers' search for a brand identity in the global coffee market may remain elusive despite their claims of producing a quality coffee on par with the best in the world. But lovers of Indian coffee could derive some satisfaction from the fact that Indian coffee has a significant presence in each of the five million cups of Espresso coffee sold by the global espresso major Illycafe daily through nearly 40,000 restaurants and coffee bars across the world.“

http://www.indiacoffee.org/news/2003/07/ july28.html - Cached

CoffeeKid - Illy Art Collection Cups (#)

„I still am not sure exactly why, but I have become obsessed with collecting espresso cups, and especially illy collection (art) cups. I wrote an article on this subject once upon a time at the CoffeeGeek site and I guess the reason still holds true - if I spend so much time working on the drink, why would I accept anything less when it comes to what holds the drink?“

http://www.coffeekid.com/other/illycups - Cached

View topic - Espresso machine for a gift - Coffee Forum (#)

„Become the expert by Christmas and make her a nice espresso on Christmas morning served in great little espresso cups (another gift - if you check out the Illy espresso cups, you can blow $100 bucks on some stunning cups). Or you could spend a lot less and still get some great little cups.“

http://www.coffeeforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=987 - Cached

CoffeeGeek - illy "Gets It" again - thicker espresso cups (#)

„Way back once upon a time, I wrote a detailed evaluation for a variety of espresso cups. If you go back and re-read it, you'll see I was very high on the illy cups in the shootout, but I harped on the lighter weight and the thinner porcelain as compared to other espresso cups.“

http://www.coffeegeek.com/opinions/markprince/ 12-12-2003 - Cached

CoffeeKid - Cup Database, 1999 to 2005 (#)

„By 1999, the illy collection espresso and cappuccino cups were starting to take off as something to "collect". Prices started going up. A thing called "eBay" made it possible for collectors to fill holes in their collections.“

http://www.coffeekid.com/other/illycups/ 1999_2005 - Cached

India coffee magazine- Back with another steaming cup! (#)

„Seeking perfection, illy makes coffee more than a mere drink, a cup that is savored and enjoyed both by human senses and spirit. More than 5 million cups of illy espresso are consumed on any given day around the world.“

http://www.indiacoffee.org/newsletter/2004/jan/ events_illy.html - Cached

CoffeeKid - More Illy Cups! (#)

„Bus Stop, Darryl Pottorf,1999 - my first illy espresso cups, I paid way too much for them. I also have a set of six cappa cups, with the lowest numbered 30!!“

http://www.coffeekid.com/cafetalk/03-29-2002 - Cached

Amazon.com: Kitchen & Housewares: FrancisFrancis! Rosetti Encrypted Espresso Cups, Set of 6 (#)

„FrancisFrancis! Illy Ice Cellars Espresso Cups, Set of 6 “

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/ b00067avyc?v=glance - Cached