The word affogato means drowned in Italian as a scoop of ice cream is literally drowned in espresso. The affogato became popular in Italy in the 1950s when ice cream production became industrialized but the combination was already popular in the late 1600s when the main ice cream flavors were coffee and chocolate.

The glassis called Sferico and was designed in 1968 by Joe Colombo.

Product information

One in a series of illustrations of Italian coffee with a selection of beautifully designed glasses and cups.

The size 40x50 cm (approx 16x20”) are signed and printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Bright White 310g archival paper and are sold in a limited edition of 50 prints.

The size 30x40 cm (approx 12x16”) are printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art Studio Enhanced 210g archival paper.