Coffee is more than routine for me. Over the years I’ve kept stumbling upon products, projects and people who think about coffee differently. More sustainably, more socially, or simply with more conviction. This is where I collect what’s impressed me along the way.
From coffee grounds to coffee cup
The idea of making espresso cups from recycled coffee grounds initially sounded like a nice gimmick. The fact that the result looks and feels genuinely good was the real surprise. My post on the Kaffeeform Weducer Cup is about exactly that, and the question of why reusable cups don’t have to be boring.
The search for the better to-go cup
The question of the right coffee cup stayed with me. In my second attempt, I revised my initial scepticism towards to-go deposit systems and tried the HuskeeCup. A cup made from coffee husks that feels a touch more refined than the Weducer in a direct comparison, but has to concede the sustainability bonus to Kaffeeform.
London coffee culture with character
GRIND Coffee from Shoreditch won me over with their brazen attitude and genuinely good coffee. No third-wave minimalism, just a brand that sells coffee with conviction and without forgetting that what ends up in the cup has to taste the part.
Coffee as a force for change
That coffee can also be a tool for social change is something Change Please demonstrates brilliantly. The London-based project trains homeless people as baristas, giving them a real perspective. What started as a panel at the Specialty Coffee Symposium left a lasting impression on me – less because of the coffee, more because of the idea behind it.
This page will be updated as new coffee topics come along. Worth checking back every now and then.
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