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Latte art is very popular, and as far as the internet is concerned, there is nothing more interesting than cats.
Thanks to Japanese Twitter user @dongurinekobei, the two have come together with these realistic latte drawings. Inspired by her own collection of felines, the foam art looks so much like the real thing, that the coffee seems poised to eventually claw your eyes out.
[link, via designtaxi]
Three-dimensional latte art has certainly picked up steam over the past few years. But never, at least to this VW-owner’s knowledge, has anyone rendered our beloved automobile in foam… until now.
Latte artist Kazuki Yamamoto is at it again. This time, teaming up with Volkswagen Japan to create a 3-D Latte Volkswagen Beetle on a coffee. Now, that’s Fahrvergnügen!
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If you’re in a rush, but desperately need some latte art, the Yojiya Café vending machine is here to help. Located at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan — the machine will not only dispense a hot latte in an instant, but will add a little art on your foam.
Although the machine is certainly no electronic Picasso, an instant artsy latte will run you only ¥200, or approximately $2 USD. What, no 3-D?
[via TAXI]
Have you ever been to Starbucks and found your name hilariously misspelled on your mocha-choca-half-caf-two-pump-vanilla latte?
You probably drank your seven-dollar drink anyway — but couldn’t help but wonder if the misspelling was a simple mistake, or you were just the unfortunate victim of a coffee store employee’s only source of entertainment.
9GAG recently collected a few of Starbucks’ spelling blunders. Again, some appearing to be honest mistakes, some are obviously a barista’s sweet revenge for your pretentious drink order, or that you have a name that deserves to get misspelled. Sorry, Bronwyn.
Aren’t you a little short for a latte? The Stormtrooper Latte was originally discovered on Reddit, so naturally there’s not much information about its origin.
What we do know, is that somewhere out there is a barista in touch with their dark side, and a caffeinated Star Wars geek who had the best morning ever.
[link, via Geeks Are Sexy]