Coffee grounds — no longer limited to filtering hot water through, or used to throw off drug-sniffing dogs, London-based industrial design firm Re-worked has used them to create Çurface.
Using 30% used coffee grounds, and 70% High Impact Polysterene, the materials are welded together for use on table tops, chairs, counter tops and stools. Now all we need is a coffee table book about coffee tables, to put on the coffee table made of coffee.
[Re-worked, via DesignTAXI]
Remember photo film? That was crazy huh? But if you’re still resistant to megapixels, and take that stubbornness even further by using black and white film — there’s a way to develop those negatives using a mixture of coffee and vitamin C, known as Caffenol.
Time management coach and caffeine addict, C. G. P. Grey, brings us Coffee: The Greatest Addiction Ever. In the short video, Grey takes us through some interesting facts and misconceptions about coffee, and reminds us that caffeine is nothing short of the greatest drug ever.
[link, via Laughing Squid]
The disposable coffee cup lid is perhaps one of the more underappreciated everyday objects. Besides being the last line of defense between you and 2nd degree burns, the often overlooked lid is the subject of avid collectors and art exhibits. You read that correctly.
Coffee Time is a brilliant short film by Wan-tzu, where a coffee machine comes to life, via stop-motion animation and arts and crafts.
