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             The Future of Coffee Cup Design

                 As the third-wave coffee keeps on
             sweeping the world, people start to pay atten-
             tion to every aspect of coffee just as they do
             with wine. “The specialty coffee industry is
             constantly pushing to get better in every way
             and it continues to become even more special-
             ized. There are more and more people training
             and becoming knowledgeable in every aspect
             of the beverage,” said Vecchiarelli. Coffee cup
             design specialists like KRUVE will help edu-
 KRUVE       cate customers and develop the trend.
                 While from the design perspective,
 KRUVE is comprised of engineers, product   new techniques and materials will be applied
 developers, designers, marketing   in coffee cup design, notNeutral has already
 specialists, and entrepreneurs. They have   used 3D modeling and designing extensive-
 proven experience working for Fortune 500
 companies developing products and   ly and they believe that additive manufac-
 services and have a successful track record   turing will be widely used in the future when
 bringing their own products to market.   it comes to coffee cup design. Pearson told
 kruveinc.com  us: “We can print in an array of plastics,
             carbon fiber, metals, ceramic, glass, and
 notNeutral  even bio-material. Ceramic and glass print-
             ing is improving by the year, as well as 3D
 Founded in 2001, notNeutral was born out
             printing with recycled materials.”
 of the idea that architecture is more than
 just a building; it is everything in the   However, that doesn’t mean that the
 designed environment. As the design-child   industry will abandon the old-fashion way
 of Rios Clementi Hale Studios, notNeutral   of creating coffee cups, Pearson stressed.
 believes that there are many stories to be   Indeed, Magdalena and her MK Studio is still
 told in their designs, and they tell them   busy with orders for customized handmade
 by creating objects that become a part of
 your daily rituals.  ceramic coffee cups every day. “Ceramics is
 notneutral.com  timeless. I don’t see it as a trend or fashion
             so it’s hard for me to say what is trendy. I
 MK Studio   create pieces that will serve people for years
             and make them happy every morning when
 MK Studio was founded by ceramicist   drinking coffee,” she said.
 Magdalena and chef Michal. The couple met in
 Poznan and now call Copenhagen home. There   No matter what kind of design form or
 they make fun, colorful and high-quality   Photo / Chris Tonnesen, MK Studio  what innovative material dominates the
 ceramics together. Thanks to the marriage of   coffee cup design trend, what is for certain
 the two fields – gastronomy and art – MK   is  that  a  good  coffee  cup  will  make  your
 Studio has a unique insight on what’s   drinking experience better than ever. And
 functional, what’s beautiful and what’s cool
 right now.    every coffee lover deserves a good cup for
 mk-ceramics.com  their favorite coffee!

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