THE coffee they have long since stopped being a place of passage, a technical stop in our daily affairs, to become what they once were: a place of meeting, of leisure, where things happen. The European cafés of the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth centuries were true cultural centers on a small scale, where artistic capital was formed, both for the architecture of the place (there are still some that have remained as they are, such as the Café Central in Vienna, the Gijón in Madrid or the Europa in Prague) and for the their customers (it was not difficult to find Klimt and Schiele meeting in one of them in the years of the Secession, or avant-garde artists such as Picasso, Chagall and Man Ray, in a Montmartre cafe).
Anh Coffee Roastery, in Saigón (Vietnam), by Red5studio.
In recent years, the world of coffee has led a movement of cultural and creative influence and the cafés have regained their former glory, but with a more contemporary look. Today, the most beautiful coffee shops in the world they embrace much more than the simple ritual of meeting to share this timeless beverage. From jute bags, to logos or merchandising, the manufacturers of designer coffee, roasters and specialty coffee shops around the world are experimenting with new ways of offering spaces and product packaging that stand out from the crowd. They try to create a complete experience for the visitor and make them take away more than just a souvenir.
Designing Coffee: New Coffee Places and Branding
Designing Coffee: New Coffee Places and Branding
Genovese Coffee House, a project by Alexander &CO. in Alexandria (Australia).
Melrose Coffee, in Hong Kong.
Machines and coffee makers to enjoy a good coffee
De’Longhi De’Longhi Vintage Icon ECOV311.GR Manual Espresso and Cappuccino Coffee Machine, Can be used with Powdered Coffee and ESE Pods, Automatic Shut-Off, Steel Boiler, 1.4L Tank, Green
Ufesa Ufesa CE8030 Milazzo Espresso and Cappuccino Coffee Machine, Pressure Gauge, 20 Bar, 1350 W, Adjustable Vaporizer, 2 Modes: Ground Coffee or Single-dose Pod, 1.4L Tank, 1 or 2 Coffee Filter
Alessi Alessi Coffee Maker, Silver/Black, 8.6 cm
The Designing Coffee book explore some of today’s most beautiful, innovative and eclectic coffee shops, from brand identity to packaging, interior design to architecture. With 256 pages of full-color images of incredible spaces around the world, any lifestyle and design enthusiast will be exposed to current cafe decor trends.
The book celebrates these unique spaces, and the selection offers something for all tastes: minimalist cafés in Japan, communist-themed cafés in Vietnam, dream spaces, more traditional spaces… It also offers valuable advice on how to create a designer café with a unique and cutting-edge style.
Breadway Bakery, a café designed by Lera Brumina + Artem Trigubchak in Odessa (Ucrania).
The author, Lani Kingston, is a food writer and consultant. She holds a master’s degree in Food Studies and Education, as well as barista and pastry chef qualifications. Her first book, How To Make Coffee, is available in several languages. This is his second book with Gestalten and we predict it will become the bible for coffee lovers who are also passionate about design and architecture.
Alejandra Manzano is an expert editor in architecture, art and design. Before meeting her favorite work, she has concentrated 15 years of experience in the fields of publishing, art direction, publicity and cultural communication.
Licensed in Fine Arts by UCLM, she has always felt attracted by the beauty of objects and spaces, and by people with creative spirit.
He started working in public agencies as a copywriter, and subsequently was told by a pharmaceutical laboratory and Social Media Manager of the Fundación Montemadrid, Alfaguara and Santillana, which allowed him to combine his work with literature and art, his other great passions as well of the design.
After a decade dedicated to communication, he made an important turn in his professional career to become a newspaper illustrator, publishing regularly in the media such as ICON and El Mundo, and editorials such as Espasa or Periférica. She was a professor of graphic design at the International School of Protocol and, after completing her training in editing and editing, she worked as a coordinator of art and photography books at La Fábrica. She has also been part of festivals such as Madrid Design Festival or PHotoEspaña.
Always looking for good houses and things (including hotels, design objects or interior design projects) he has been an editor in numerous mediums specialized in those that focus on AD, Architecture and Design and Diarydesign. Those who know her say that there is nothing that makes her happier than traveling, learning ancient history, the voice of Elvis Presley and the Casavettes.
