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Going off the rails in Melbourne CBD

Going off the rails in Melbourne CBD

Merging heritage, hospitality and education design, Gray Puksand has restored a retired W-class Melbourne to become the CBD’s newest cafe.

From Dune to the Silk Road with China’s flagship tea bars

From Dune to the Silk Road with China’s flagship tea bars

With 2000 tea rooms world-wide, the China-chic beverage brand CHAGEE is spearheading the latest tea-drinking with design by STILL YOUNG.

TAG Espresso flagship cafe by Kaizen Architecture fuses nature and nostalgia

TAG Espresso flagship cafe by Kaizen Architecture fuses nature and nostalgia

At TAG Espresso’s latest cafe, Kaizen Architecture has combined plywood, concrete and aluminium to create a stylish yet welcoming environment for coffee lovers.

Cafe and workshop come together in PAGA Microroastery

Cafe and workshop come together in PAGA Microroastery

PAGA Microroastery leads the way in delivering fine coffee and beautiful design at a purpose-built coffee roastery and café in downtown Bangkok.

Minimalist And Modern: Kaizen Coffee’s Fusion

Minimalist And Modern: Kaizen Coffee’s Fusion

Going against the grain of the typical minimalist, modern café atmosphere, Arnun Wattanaporn worked with Space+Craft to create a feeling of cosiness for Kaizen Coffee Co. in the heart of Bangkok.

Minimalist and modern: Kaizen Coffee’s fusion

Minimalist and modern: Kaizen Coffee’s fusion

Going against the grain of the typical minimalist, modern café atmosphere, Arnun Wattanaporn wanted to create a feeling of cosiness for Kaizen Coffee Co. in the heart of Bangkok.

Enter the Modern Italian Coffee House

Enter the Modern Italian Coffee House

A Renaissance coffee shop and exhibition space for electronics giant Philips opens in Beijing, China.

New Stomping Grounds On Star Street

New Stomping Grounds On Star Street

The Elephant Grounds coffee shop in Wan Chai has navigated Hong Kong’s stringent planning laws and unpredictable weather to create a community café that opens up to the street. Rik Glauert writes.

Creating social meeting points in the Office via the humble coffee table

Creating social meeting points in the Office via the humble coffee table

It is well known that coffee is always a business man/woman’s best friend. Part of that is the sense of a ‘break’ that comes with it. Low tables in offices are used time and time again to create that point to gather; a space for meeting or re-grouping between work.