Sogni e conflitti (espresso bar cups)



The individual Sogni e conflitti cup is signed and numbered like all illy collection cups (except the first 1992 Arti e Mestieri set). Inside the cup you can find the inscription "illy collection". But, beside this individual cup, there are four other cups (in an espresso and cappuccino version)!

But as you can see on the picture above, they have the the same kind of decoration, but with different colors. Beside that two of the cups don't have the words "dreams" and "conflicts" printed on them, but the Italian translation "sogni" e "conflitti". Unlike the individual cup, the saucers of these cups are not decorated. Inside the cups you can find the inscription "illy espresso". And that is the big difference! These cups are not illy collection cups, but bar cups.

So, they are not signed and numbered. But even if they are only bar cups, the real illy fans will want them in their collection. And that might be a problem because they were not for sale. They could not be bought in shops or through the illy internet site. The only way to get one would be to to give a very friendly smile to the bartender and "borrow" one when you drank a illy espresso or cappuccino at the Biennale :-)
year  2003
artist   Francesco Bonami
type   - 4 espresso cups, not signed and numbered
copies  x?x
manufacturer
inside illy espresso
50 esposizione internazionale d'arte la Biennale di Venezia
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