Seeking
Perfection
Coffee of the highest order, coffee that delights: this is illy's mission, passion and obsession. A simple idea created through complex means: eight decades of experience; unmatched knowledge of coffee biology and chemistry; unrivalled skill at roasting; the pioneering of innovative, enabling technologies; and a family's entrepreneurial passion.
Each individual bean contributes to a greater whole, for the pleasure of those who appreciate all that coffee can and should be.
Extraordinary
If coffee is experienced with all five senses, the very objects that hold coffee should please the eye. Twenty years ago, illy considered how an everyday object like a coffee cup could be elevated to meld the sensory pleasures of coffee and art. This insight gave rise to the illy Art Collection: small works of art transform the simple pleasure of drinking an espresso into an experience that fully engages the senses and the mind.
illy is not a beverage, but an elixir of happiness. The perfect coffee engages the senses and satisfies the soul. It is a dream that should be savored and shared.
– Andrea illy