A touching prelude to (what I imagine will be) a meaningful cup of coffee. Great spot by the Google Creative Lab and BBH New York.
(via wtf-boom)
D’Espresso: a unique coffeeshop that really embraces the art of looking sideways. It’s only one block from the New York Public Library too, so you can go and get your sideways java on after a little higher learning.
From the article:
The “books” are actually tiles printed with sepia-toned photos of bookshelves at a local travel bookstore that ring the room, including the floor, walls and ceiling. In addition to painting unusual surfaces with intriguing patterns — whoa, you’re standing on books! — it gives an Alice in Wonderland-esque sense that the room has been suddenly upended.
A zero gravity coffee cup for when you can’t even take a coffee break to think about something other than physics.
The Perfect Pour: A Citizen’s Guide by Plaid
/via lifehacker
Coffee Terminology
This guide, written by Jason Haeger, offers definitions for coffee consuming/brewing terms that might help you score a +1 with your next barista.
The Seattle’s Best rebranding ditches original so-so branding for something that looks like a Target product. Maybe Target bought them away from Starbucks.
It’s clean but generic, and I don’t really associate the drop form with coffee at all. The red is also overwhelmingly red. Meh.
/via sfhaps
Leslie Buck, designer of iconic coffee cup, dies at 87
The Anthora is one of the most well-known and beloved emblems of NYC culture. May 1 was indeed a sad day.
/via consumerist
Small Bay Area Coffee Roasters Spread Out
…as well they should. Roasters like Blue Bottle, Ritual, Sightglass, Four Barrel and Intelligentsia should be household names. Great coffee should be a right, not a privilege.
