Velopresso has been awarded second prize in the Pininfarina Design Contest organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in conjunction with the School of Design at the Royal College of Art. A display of the finalists’ work is included in the Pininfarina in London exhibition that celebrates 80 years of work by the iconic industrial design studio. During the judging the Velopresso team nervously served espresso to Paulo Pininfarina (manager of Pininfarina and grandson of company founder Battista ‘Pinin’ Farina)… thankfully both the machine and the coffee met with his approval!

Italian Cultural Institute, 39 Belgrave Square, SW1X 8NX, June 22 – July 15. Admission free.