As an Italian this makes me happy and sad at the same time.
We had so much talent and so many great ideas, I'm glad that they're still around in the world, it's just a shame we couldn't understand their value and promote them around the world
[1] https://mecoffee.nl/ [2] https://www.ranciliogroup.com/1-Rancilio-Homeline--Silvia
There is a family run Italian restaurant with premises in a 1960s shopping block on a corner. They have used the strongly horizontal feel of the space and produced something that is calm, feels spacious (actually quite a lot of covers) and looks great.
Scooters are still popular with youth wearing parkas here in the UK.
The value is travelling but not perhaps in the way that was hoped for.
The bits of color actually humanize things a little for the caretaker and there are innovative design elements like water bottles accessible from the outside so they don't require the cage to be opened to replace them. I have worked with several caging systems and Tecniplast are the best.
but to be honest, it’s the Italian true spirit: a bit sleazy, servile, unwilling to take any risk to the point of being a hostile reactionary.
See Adriano Olivetti’s life and what came of his legacy.