by Paul Muller | Feb 2, 2025 | Design, Food n Coffee
There are plenty of ways to make coffee, from the simple cowboy coffee to expensive super automatic espresso machines. We have Aeropress, ibriki, mokapot, French press, pour over, drip, espresso and so many more. But you know what the old saying says... "Build a...
by Paul Muller | Sep 11, 2024 | Design, Food n Coffee
Every year we as coffee drinkers help produce 22 billion pounds of used coffee grounds. Most of that waste ends up in landfills releasing methane and other greenhouse gasses. I personally add the used ground to my garden and indoor plants but that only takes care of...
by Paul Muller | Jun 4, 2021 | Design, Food n Coffee
Drinking and preparing coffee isn't always the most sustainable pastime. From K-cups to single-use cups for take-out beverages, there is a lot of waste in the coffee world. One designer Scott Amron came up with a brilliant way of reducing some of the clutter...
by Paul Muller | Aug 1, 2018 | Design, Food n Coffee
Here in the Northern Hemisphere, it is summertime and the hot glare of our solar benefactor is blazing down upon us all something fierce. Why not look cool and cool off with some shades? How cool would those shades be if they were made from a coffee-based material...
by Paul Muller | Jul 31, 2018 | Design
Sometimes the simplest phrases are the hardest to design for. I’ve had this concept floating around in my mind for a couple of years, the angular skull with the glowing eyes. but to truly embrace the concept of my feelings towards decaf coffee i needed the...
by Paul Muller | Jul 30, 2014 | Design, Food n Coffee
We have all been there, either on vacation or in some remote office where your good coffee has run out. And you sit there staring down the barrel of a cup of almost coffee. All the planning in the world can’t fix fate. So you man or woman up and drink the...
by Paul Muller | Jul 19, 2013 | Design, Food n Coffee, Geek
I never thought of performance when it comes to dress socks. They are usually just the sock of last resort in the drawer. because frankly they don’t seem to do a good job of anything as a whole. Enter the Ministry of Supply, a small start-up out of MIT that...
by Paul Muller | Jul 17, 2013 | Design, Food n Coffee
it is a simple equation. northern hemisphere of middling latitude, June – August = Summer. SO. Yes it is hot outside, actually very hot at times. People do stupid things in the heat like watch golf or tweet about their lunch. But that shouldn’t stop other...
by Paul Muller | Jun 8, 2013 | Design, Food n Coffee
Proof that drinking CAN make you smarter, and even a bit more irrational. Stare deep into the equations long enough and I’ve hear you can see the meaning of the universe… or at least 4 different answers. These glasses from Uncommon goods are full of...
by Paul Muller | Jun 7, 2013 | Design, Food n Coffee
Yay! More Coffee Doodles! This one is a sad doodle though. We are stuck in a wonderful economic downturn. Cost of everything is rising. including hoity toity coffee. I’m alright paying more for good coffee. If its organic, fair trade ect. The problem is when the...
