The cups have attracted ample amounts of attention, gaining the account 16,000 followers and cup submissions that span from São Paulo, Brazil to Saint Jean de Luz, France. The collection is a visual stunner, with designs ranging from a sunset-colored cup emblazoned with a prancing white elephant from Elephant Grounds in Hong Kong, to a minimalist black-and-white watercolor of a man in a luchador mask from Coffee Libre in Seoul. Also, when I finished the coffee I didn’t really want to throw it away because it was so nice." Everyone wanted to catch a glimpse of what was in my hand.
It was this beautiful little piece of artwork on it. When I got my cup, I really felt like I got my $4 worth. "Five Leaves in Greenpoint, Brooklyn started it all off for me. "Before about 18 months ago, it was a rarity for places to do interesting cups, and especially cups that were from the café itself instead of from the bean supplier," said artist Henry Hargreaves, whose Instagram account, Coffee Cups of The World, has documented the growing trend over the past year.
Cafes have recently started treating these take away containers as portable canvases, allowing local artists to doodle and paint, while encouraging patrons to rethink the function of what has long been considered a throwaway product. With so much attention paid to creating a visually palatable coffee shop experience, it was only a matter of time before businesses started turning their attention to the design of their top export: the disposable coffee cup. Specialty coffee’s allure aside, a shop’s ability to attract guests through highly thought out design is often what separates one cafe from another. Bottom: Alfred coffee cups by Mary Costa. Top: Inside Los Angeles' Alfred in the Alley, photo by Elizabeth Daniels. A well-curated café-whether outfitted with earthy, reclaimed wood countertops or a holistic mid-century modern vibe-encourages not only jittery freelancers to set up shop with their laptops, but invites gaggles of girlfriends to linger over drippy iced lattes, as is especially the case with the design-forward looks at Alfred Coffee locations in Los Angeles. While well-crafted coffee obviously plays a role in pepping up one’s mind to Speed Racer levels, much of a shop’s success now lies in aesthetic considerations.
Swaddling guests in a warm caffeine cocoon, a good coffee outpost can not only be an aesthetic delight, but feel like a physical and mental incubator for creativity. And following the rise in prominence of third wave coffee across the country over the past decade, cafes have morphed from ho-hum poetry reading hubs for the granola set into bastions of sleek (and often sexy) design. Hosting a bridal luncheon or baby shower? Customized 12 oz paper hot cups are a great addition to your hospitality spread.Once an afterthought, the portable coffee cup has become a piece of art.Ĭoffee shops have long been synonymous with embracing art and the bleeding edge of culture.
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