The Portland Press, A Mason Jar Coffee Maker

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Stop me if you’ve heard this one… But someone has come up with an alternative use for a mason jar, and they’ve launched an online funding campaign to get the project off the ground. Only this time, the mason jar will help brew your coffee.

The Portland Press uses a few carefully constructed, American-made parts to help turn a mason jar into a functional French press. The Portland Press is also fitted with a wool cozy to keep your beverage warm and to help distinguish you from the other hipsters who are only using their jar to drink from — those posers. Find out more about the project here.

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[link, via Core 77]

Coffee Propaganda, An Educational Animated Short About Coffee

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Learn everything you needed to know about coffee, as adorably as possible, with Coffee Propaganda. The animated short is made to look and sound like a vintage newsreel from an alien planet, reporting on the discovery of the coffee bean.

The film, while extremely cute and educational, does make Earth sound like it’s full of nothing more than blue water and caffeine addicts. Just so you know, aliens… We can stop at anytime. Enjoy.

[link, via Laughing Squid]

What Your Coffee Says About You

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We’re all about judging other people. But there’s probably no better way to gauge someone’s personality, than with their coffee preference. What Your Coffee Says About You is brought to us by Doghouse Diaries. Use it to pass judgement today.

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Morning Beast Coffee Mug

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We know how you feel, Morning Beast Coffee Mug… Everyone’s a bit cranky in the AM. Brought to us by The Big Duluth Creative Studio, The Beast is only a small part of the morning terror that artist Ron Free produces. Free also creates just as awesome and disturbing jugs and illustrations.

[via Obvious Winner]

The NOTA Coffee Mug Will Gladly Hold Your Spoon

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In what could be the best innovation in coffee drinking since the mug, is a mug that’ll hold your spoon for you. The NOTA Coffee Mug is brought to us by Lee Hae Seung Scott, and solves the real world problem of having to continuously stir a hot beverage, with nowhere to place your spoon.

The NOTA Mug is unfortunately still in concept phase, so you’ll just have to keep holding onto the spoon yourself for a while. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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[via Yanko Design]

Fingers Coffee Mug

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When the warm embrace of caffeine isn’t enough, the Fingers Coffee Mug is here to lend a hand. Brought to us by Etsy member Kina Gorska, the mug is innocent-looking enough, until you realize that it has a few protruding digits. So, now you can hold hands with your coffee… Like you’ve always wanted to.

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