16-Year-Old Italian Designer Pietro Pignatti Creates Avocado Opener Avogo

Pietro Pignatti, a 16-year-old Italian designer living in London and attending Brighton College, invented Avogo, a safe avocado-opening tool. Inspired by his daily need to eat avocados at school without carrying a knife, he collaborated with classmates to design the product. They launched a Kickstarter campaign, raising over £3,500 to produce 250 pieces. Proceeds from the first batch supported his school's foundation funding scholarships for Syrian refugees. The second set of 150 pieces is being manufactured in Italy by Coltelleria Saladini, a traditional knife-making company. Future sales will benefit Chilean association Modatima, which advocates for water rights for farmers in Valparaiso. During lockdown, Pignatti produced 150 kg of ice cream, raising £3,469 for the NHS. He is also developing a top-secret online tutoring project for economically disadvantaged students. Avogo gained media attention from Daily Mail and The Telegraph.