COFFEE CUPS AS ART

Gwyneth Leech makes art on paper coffee cups, even marks the type of drink, the date, location and occasion where she acquired each cup.  She started in 2007 and her work of over 700 cups is currently on display at the Flatiron Building's Prow Artspace in NYC.  She was sitting in the window, drawing, from September and to February 18th, adding more cups of art to the collection. 

  Visit a collection of her cups at her blog, Gwyneth's Full Brew

AMAZING ARTWORK MADE WITH COFFEE CUPS

Visiting artist from Malaysia, Red Hong, makes creations with unusual items including coffee with circles. See photos of his work here.  

OF COURSE, IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW

Grant Snider created this coffee graphic to explain the origins of coffee:

My initial idea was to draw this diagram and paint it with black coffee for a watercolor effect. Unfortunately, the coffee didn't show up well and warped the paper. So I drank the coffee.

 The graphic is available as a poster here.

Laptop Friendly Cafes?

As conscious coffee consumers, we are on the eternal quest for three things: good coffee, free wi-fi and power for our laptop, tablet or smartphone.

To help people find cafes with free Wi-Fi, and handy power outlets, Craig Barber  launched LaptopFriendlyCafes.com in 2009, a website that lists local spots to set up shop. The site features listings for cafes in 34 countries and recently launched its own iPhone app. 


While the site includes information about the basics, it doesn't address things like:  'how's the coffee?'
It also would be nice to include whether or not there is a expenditure-per-hour policy, how good and friendly the wait staff is, and if the music is bearable. 


For those of us who travel, it's a start in getting acquainted with a new city and there's always that opportunity to discover a new cafe to add to the list of friendly places.

COFFEE JOURNAL?

This coffee journal is designed to keep a log of your coffee experiences.  It’s a notepad that provides boxes to check and space to add some comments.

From Portland, Oregon, the pocket sized 33 Coffees Journal is made with 100% recycled papers and printed using US-grown soy-based inks.

Taking notes with 33 Coffees has a flavor wheel to mark and a fill-in the blanks review box. 

RECYCLE COFFEE BAGS INTO FURNITURE

This ottoman іѕ upholstered using repurposed hοnеѕt trade coffee bags, each piece іѕ unique аnd mау hаνе different logos аnd markings thаt аrе used tο identify thе original commodities.

Available from 2Modern, the Gus* - UpCycle Ottoman is upholstered using repurposed jute.

Other uses of all things coffee over at the Unconsumption blog.