Like something out of a Wes Anderson film, this Blue Bottle Coffee cafe in Nagoya, Japan, is a too-perfect, polished, … More
Tag: coffee
CAFFEINATED BY DESIGN: THE COFFEE TABLE BOOK ABOUT COFFEE!
The name of Italian espresso-machine maker La Marzocco may not roll off the tongue easily or be a household name. … More
DEUS EX MACHINA: THIS TOKYO VENDING MACHINE SOLVES OUR THIRD-WAVE COFFEE LUST!
A cluster of vending machines stands on a Roppongi street corner next to a small public parking lot a few … More
BEAN HERE NOW : OUR NEW COFFEE STATION UNVEILED
Here’s the coffee set-up at our headquarters. We put up these shelves above the counter where the coffee-making gear is … More
SUBLIIMELY CAFFEINATED: THE INTRIGUINGLY MINIMALIST COFFEE THERMOS!
We recently got this ultra-minimalist travel mug for our coffee. The form factor and style of the container can’t get … More
CAFFEINATED DESIGN: CRUSHING HARD ON THIS COFFEE BRAND’S DUSTY PINK PACKAGING!
If you’re a regular visitor to this blog then you probably already know by now how obsessive we are when … More
CRYPTIC: HIPSTER-BEVERAGE GUERRILLA MARKETING AS STREET ART!
We saw this wheat-pasted poster on an electricity utility box on Fairfax Avenue in Hollywood on Monday. And we thought … More
ADDICTIONS: COFFEE, IT’S NEVER ENOUGH!
As many Global Graphica readers will know, we’re big — BIG! — coffee drinkers here. We drink a lot of … More
CAFFEINATED MINIMALISM: ON THE SCENE AT SUR COFFEE
We made a stop at Sur Coffee over the past weekend. It’s a cafe with a roastery in San Clemente, … More
IN TOKYO: SIGN ON BUILDING LEAVES LITTLE DOUBT AS TO CONTENTS WITHIN
As you approach Little Darling Coffee Roasters for the first time, you’re not sure you’re in the right place. It’s … More
ADDICTIONS: NEON SIGN PERFECTLY EXPRESSES COFFEE VICE
But first, coffee! Absofuckinlutely! Before anything, we need our espresso. In the summer, preferably four shots over lots of ice. … More
PUMPIN’: STREET ART WITH LOTS OF HEART
We love coffee. You probably do too. But we REALLY love coffee. It’s actually kind of a problem, and, though … More
EXPOSED: THE STARBUCKS LOGO HAS A MAJOR DESIGN “FLAW,” BILLIONS AFFECTED, ETC.
Yes, savvy reader, it’s true. Almost everybody’s favorite Seattle, Washington-based, international speciality-coffee chain has a design flaw in its familiar, … More
Daydreaming A Little Daydream at Dreamy Daydream
The space at Daydream Coffee and Surf in Costa Mesa, California is great, but it’s missing a few things that … More
Common Room
The branding of coffee roaster and cafe Common Room in Costa Mesa, California is a simple two-dimensional, flat icon of … More
“Black Cat” Logo
The logo for Intelligentsia Coffee’s “Black Cat” Espresso is the head of a black cat. It’s a bold and literal … More
On the Scene at Menotti’s Coffee Shop in Venice
The cafe at Menotti’s Coffee is a third-wave espresso joint and a friendly little hub for the legion of caffeinated … More
“Love Wall” by JGoldcrown at Alfred Coffee … Silver Lake, Los Angeles
UK artist J Goldcrown has made these “Lovewall” / “Bleeding Hearts” murals of simple, spray-painted hearts part of the urban … More
“But First, Coffee” Curb … Silver Lake, Los Angeles
The curb in front of the Alfred Coffee in Silver Lake, Los Angeles has been cheekily employed as signage, and as such a … More
On the Scene at Blue Bottle Coffee … Venice, Los Angeles
Fukadaso Cafe & Guriru Gallery Space … Kiyosumi, Tokyo
Scenes from a Snow Day … New York City
As the pix below show, Tuesday was a “snow day” here in New York City due to the massive winter … More
Surfboard Design and Brekkie … New York
The Beautiful Cafe at Toby’s Estate Coffee Roastery … Williamsburg, Brooklyn
This is one of our favorite third-wave coffee joints in New York City. Toby’s Estate is in the heart of … More
Shiny Cool Super-Minimal Unbranded Bag of Bear Pond Espresso Beans
On our recent visit back to Tokyo, we picked up a bag of freshly-roasted espresso beans from Bear Pond Espresso … More
On the Scene … At the Lattest Espresso Bar in Tokyo
On the Scene … At the Beautifully Minimalist Nezu Cafe in Aoyama, Tokyo
The cafe in the garden of the Nezu Museum in Aoyama, in Tokyo, is a striking example of minimalist architectural … More
“Water is the Most Essential Element of Life Because …”
This signage made our day. It’s in front of the Jolly Goat, a tiny espresso bar in Hell’s Kitchen, in … More
Our New Coffee-Making Toy
We just picked up this artfully crafted “La Cupola” espresso maker by Alessi at the Eataly foodie emporium in Smeraldo, … More
On the Street … Drive-Thru Coffee Mural at Zebra Coffee
Zebra House Coffee is probably the best place to get an espresso coffee in the surf-mecca Southern California town of … More
Cool Spaces … At Happy Bones Coffee NYC
Lately we’ve started popping into the recently opened Happy Bones Coffee a lot. (See pix below.) Happy Bones is an … More
On the Scene … At Propellor Coffee in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
We recently popped by Propellor Coffee in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on one of those interminable snowy days during this year’s remarkably … More
Broken-Heart Macaron at Cafe Grumpy
Super delicious macarons at Cafe Grumpy, an espresso bar and cafe in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, including the one pictured here with … More
On the Scene … At Lot 61 Coffee Roasters in Amsterdam
We paid a visit to Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters’s espresso bar and roastery on Amsterdam’s Kinkerstraat street. Lot 61 … More
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from New York’s Lower East Side!
Merry Christmas! Happy holidays! We’re in NYC this Christmas day and although we don’t usually get caught up in the … More
City Life … Surfer Wetsuits Drying Out in NYC LES
Surfer wetsuits hanging out to dry on a sidewalk clothes rack on Orchard Street in front of Lost Weekend NYC, … More
At Saturdays Surf in Tokyo
The spacious Saturdays Surf store (pix below) in the fashionable border strip between Tokyo’s uber-hip Daikanyama and Naka-Meguro neighborhoods is … More
At Bear Pond Espresso in Tokyo
Over the weekend we posted about some coffee we had from a third-wave espresso roaster and cafe in Tokyo called … More
Coffee from Bear Pond Espresso Tokyo
We’re enjoying some coffee in New York this hot summer morning brewed with coffee beans from Bear Pond espresso cafe … More
Espresso Machine and Cups at Je & Jo NYC
The espresso machine and cute, colorful collection of coffee cups at Je & Jo Comestibles in New York City’s Hell’s … More
Awesome Hand-Drawn Headfirst Espresso Packaging
A few months ago we posted about the really great espresso cafe in Amsterdam called Headfirst. We recently re-visited Headfirst … More
Happy Saturday Morning Iced Coffee at Saturdays Surf NYC
Good Morning, L.A.
We’ve decamped to Los Angeles for a few days, where we like to start our days with serious coffee from … More
How We’re Spending Our Sunday Afternoon in New York City
We’re spending part of our Sunday afternoon nursing an Americano at La Colombe Torrefaction, one of our favorite espresso bars … More
The Four “M” Words of Espresso-Making in Neon at La Colombe
The four “M” words of espresso brewing written in beautiful neon light on the wall at La Colombe Torrefaction, the … More
The Awesome Coffee and Space at HeadFirst Coffee Roasters, Amsterdam
Amsterdam is a city with a lot of amazing spaces and a reputation for awesome, super-cool design. Awesome coffee, however, … More
The Wonderful Cafe Space at Coffee Bru … Amsterdam
Coffee Bru is a cafe that takes its coffee seriously. Here at Global Graphica, we are admittedly coffee snobs, and … More
“Pure Black” Coffee Vending Machine at La Colombe
Below are a bunch of pix of the new Pure Black vending machine at La Colombe Torrefaction’s large, airy corner … More
Coffee Break at Tsutaya x Starbucks at Daikanyama T-Site
A couple of blocks away from Global Graphica’s temporary Tokyo HQ is Daikanyama T-Site, a beautifully manicured and smart new … More
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