The concept behind Yukihiro Kaneuchi‘s Tiny Landscape in a Coffee Cup is simple — finish your coffee, receive art.
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Disposable Coffee Cup Art
Susan Jane Belton shows an amazing appreciation for disposable coffee cups in her painting series of the to-go vessels.
The Winner of Starbucks’ Coffee Cup Design Challenge Is… A Chalkboard?
The concept behind the Betacup Project was simple—issue an open challenge to come up with a solution to the billions of non-recyclable coffee cups that are disposed of every year. Starbucks, perhaps one of the most obvious transgressors, was the most notable sponsor of the contest.
During the contest we were able to view the progress of the Betacup challenge and get a glimpse at some of the more promising solutions, most of which were alternative cups. In the end, after over 400 submissions, the winner of the $10,000 grand prize was… A chalkboard. Huh?
Can This Coffee Cup Save the Planet?
The Betacup Challenge—now entering its second half—is asking designers to invent a more earth-friendly solution to the current non-recyclable coffee cup. With sponsorship from Core77 and Starbucks, The Betacup project is offering $20,000 to the person who can best channel their inner treehugger and do their part to save the planet.
So far there has been about 200 ideas accounted for, and a few clear favorites have garnered some attention. Core77 believes that the Une Coffee Cup, submitted by Tom Fereday, is one of the most convincing.
Coffee Cups Want a Do-Over
Betacup—a project founded in 2009—hopes to find a solution to the 58 billion non-recyclable coffee cups that get thrown away every year. Since Starbucks probably accounts for 57 billion of those—they are sponsoring Betacup’s contest to redesign the coffee cup.
We are not just talking about an updated graphic treatment and fancy new lid—we are dealing with a complete rethink on the concept of a portable coffee cup.
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